Guest tony78_280z Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I'm about to replace the passanger side caliper for the 3rd time. The first one was the advanced/autozone type with a life time warranty. The original passenger side caliper locked up shortly after I paid to have the drivers side replaced by a mechanic. It locked up about 6 months later in the middle of winter. I was out beating on the brakes in the snow. (That sucked bad) It had a life time warranty, so I went and got it replaced thinking what are the odds of another going bad. Well the replacement lasted me almost two years. But it's locked up again! ... I do still got the reciept. I've had similar problems with a brake master cylinder recently. I went through 2 of the carquest brand (both of them leaked) before I purchased the Victoria British. Jurry is still out on that one, but no problems so far. Should I bother going back and getting anther caliper and pay nothing? Or should I just cut my losses with advanced/autzone crap, say screw it, and go with another source and pay more? Who should I buy it from? Victoria British sells em for 70.00 + 10.00 core. I haven't priced a dealer yet. But dealers usualy take longer to get the parts than VB to ship it to my door. So VB is lookin like my best bet right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I would get your free one but throw it in a box just incase you ever need it. Go with a different source. I went through this with a starter on my diesel van, after the third one I said enough was enough and went with a ford part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Oh and if you go VB I would just eat the core cost I mean by the time you pay for shipping. Better to get your free replacement and save it just incase you need it in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Have you thought of the possibility of contamination in your brake lines. The inner workings of the brakes are very simple, there isn't much that could go wrong inside, besides clogging the fluid holes (which are fairly small) or maybe rusting shut, but there is a rubber seal between the piston and piston wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony78_280z Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 I recenlty replaced my master cylinder, so my whole system got flushed with fresh fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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