Sticking Caliper Piston

yevych · Post by **yevych** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:05 pm

I searched forums - but didn't find any thread related to this problem... I was replacing my front break pads and noticed problem with one of the pistons - it hardly moved, and the pad on that side was twice thinner than others. The boot on that piston is very loose - so I guess dirt and water did a job,
Did anybody ever replace just one piston on H3? Does it make sense? Should I replace whole caliper?

Toxicrider · Post by **Toxicrider** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 11:08 pm

Calipers are fairly cheap, think I paid $130 for the last one I bought, so I would just replace it and be done with the problem.

whitehumh2 · Post by **whitehumh2** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:01 am

I agree, replace the caliper as an assembly!

yevych · Post by **yevych** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 9:52 am

Thank you guys. I was inclining toward replacing the whole thing - since I wasn't sure if it worth to play with piston... The boots on other pistons seems like close to their end of life - so I guess it make sense to take preventative measures :-). Any suggestion for brand/place to buy?
I'm planning to replace on my own - do you have any tips?

Toxicrider · Post by **Toxicrider** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:34 am

I bought mine in London at APC. Be prepared to replace the brake line as well depending on how rusty yours is. Mine broke as soon as I tried to remove the banjo bolt from the caliper. Other than that it is pretty straight forward.

yevych · Post by **yevych** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:25 pm

I found some helpful info on YouTube (not for H3 through) ... and decided to help the next guy :-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJauREbtRxY

GreenMeanie · Post by **GreenMeanie** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 5:17 pm

Although the calipers are quite cheap to buy and readily available everywhere they are also quite simple to rebuild and a lot less expensive. The repair kits were about 15 bucks IIRC.

yevych · Post by **yevych** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:52 pm

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Although the calipers are quite cheap to buy and readily available everywhere they are also quite simple to rebuild and a lot less expensive. The repair kits were about 15 bucks IIRC.
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That is something that I want to try when I have time. I didn't have to return my old calipers... so the plan is - to get repair kit and try to rebuild it before I have problem with my new ones... at this time - the only problem is to find the time

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