Advice needed with front disc removal ( goes from bad to worse )

[grinder]

OK mate , looks like you were right , i thought you meant the disc stuck on the hub .. not build up on the inside of the disc

[Grieve]

This thread is not what I wanted to see this week, was planning on changing all my discs, pads, lines and rebuilding the calipers this weekend...! Haha. Glad you\'re getting sorted though!

[shaunwil]

The car has sat for some time though !

Good to hear you got to thing off though. You should be able to get a rebuild kit. I\'m sure at a stretch Rock Auto sell rebuild kits for stock calipers.

Shaun

[grinder]

its turning into a real pain in the rear to be honest ...BUT .. once I have eventually finished they should be right for a few years ?!?!

[Prof]

Stu - I\'ll have to find it - but I\'ve got my pistons that I ordered for a rebuild - can\'t remember if I ordered 2 or 3, but I could let you have 1 for a sensible price - I\'ll even throw in some Red Rubber grease that you\'ll neeed to rebuild the brake caliper with, so you\'ll just need the sealing rubbers, springs and dust boots that you get in the standard rebuild kit.

[Arnie_O]

I am New to the FC so it\'s all info for me but having cooked the rear caliper on the way to its MOT it started leading fluid.
Called Lenny Carlof (Jim) he told me about Bigg Red (UK based) they do rebuild kits and mat have what you need.
I ordered a rear calliper rebuild kit (enough to do both rears seals) but no pistons for £28 delivered ... Is this classed as Grinder Price?not sure if you heard of them so posted this anyway... They also have listings on eBay

[Prof]

I think if you call big red they can get the pistons too, but the rebuild kits are normally just piston seal rings, springs and dust boots, some kits offer the bleed valve too - which is well worth replacing if it\'s got a bit flatted off.

[Prof]

It\'s worth noting that the bottom inside (I think) piston is suseptible to rusting as that\'s where water that\'s absorbed in to the brake fluid will collect.  As good a reason as any to do regular flushes of the brake system (every year or two).

[Arnie_O]

I did look earlier and they had rear pistons available... As as Prof says they probably can get fronts if they don\'t stock them.

[grinder]

might have found me a set of cheap FD calipers , so thinking of going down this route

[Kodiak]

Reading a comparision in a magazine and it stated that the stock variations of RX7 (FC&D) were actually some of the best out at the time amongst other older Jap metal.
 
As were their injectors.

[Grant Monkhouse]

2 days to make the scissor to remove the hub!! That\'s what I would have told you to do if the disk was sticking, my bad for being late onto the thread:(

I would send the calipers off for recon whether you use the fc ones or try the fd ones, just for the knowledge that they will have been done correctly.

If the rust was so bad to get the disc off I would also get new hubs, they won\'t need renewing for a log time and they will be rust free.

I understand you don\'t like to spend cash but these parts are the only thing that stop your so well worth the small expense

[grinder]

Hubs are ally so they are fine

[JohnC]

Using FD calipers?

Are they the same? Or and upgrade?

If they are an upgrade, do the stock size FC discs and pads work?

[JohnC]

Never mind. Found my answer from the Interchangable parts for FC.

I\'ll be taking a few bits from my mate\'s FD(calipers, master cylinder, diff)

Yoink!