Chewievette Posted April 2, 2006 Share Posted April 2, 2006 I stopped at the local u-pull-it yesterday and found a couple of goodies, including these. I am going to pull them apart on tuesday and throw a rebuild kit through them, I hope the kit doesn't cost all my arms and legs. Do you guys know which rebuild kit I should get and who has the best price on it? Thanks. btw, I paid $10 for the pair! and Yes they do look worse than they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 there should be a stamping on the side of the calipers. it should say something like S12W or something like that ( it's been a while since i've looked and i'm going from memory) depending on what year truck you got them from. as far as rebuild parts, i found that the Toyota dealer actually had all the parts in one kit and it was just over half the price of the other kits i had found. i was suprised because that was the first time i had actually bought parts from a dealer because they were cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73ZCAR Posted April 3, 2006 Share Posted April 3, 2006 Looks like those could use a trip to the bead blaster before the rebuild. Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted April 3, 2006 Author Share Posted April 3, 2006 Looks like those could use a trip to the bead blaster before the rebuild. Mike. That's getting done this afternoon. and they do have the S12W stamping, at least one of them does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 I've decided to just buy new ones and use these for the core. With all the things that could go wrong when I rebuild them I'll let someone else do it. Luckily this wasn't a waste of money since it would cost me between $60-$80 per caliper for the core charge if I didn't have these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj paul Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 did you already source the new ones? you can get rebuild kits for those for under 15 dollars. I dont even know what the hell im doing and i did it right. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j260z Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 i have rebuilt a couple of sets myself and there really is nothing to them. the hardest part was cleaning off the surface rust so i could paint them afterwards. if you are mechanically inclined i would recommend you try it and save yourself some money. if for some weird reason they don't work, you can always turn them in for some rebuilt ones afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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