ivantruckman Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Has anyone done a pictorial write up for rebuilding front calipers on an ea82 ??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ford'ssubaru's Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I don't know about that but like your wagon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdweninger Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Not that I know of. The piston seal is fairly easy. Tricky part is when the e-brake lever sticks. Are you thinking about making the writeup... or just want to see one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) I ended up re sealing the hydraulic side , the piston had rust on one end preventing it from fully collapsing , I caught hell putting back the lever side, best advise ..if it moves and the boot isn't torn DON'T TAKE APART THE E BRAKE SIDE . I took some pics so maybe ill do another one and write down the steps . is wasn't that hard to do , i figured a good way to put the ebrake side together. Edited April 5, 2013 by ivantruckman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomRhere Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I did one front caliper for one of the BRATs. Vowed to never do another one....... Been buying loaded calipers ever since then. A decent bench vice would probably made the job easier, but doing the E-brake side was a real pain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I did one front caliper for one of the BRATs. Vowed to never do another one....... Been buying loaded calipers ever since then. A decent bench vice would probably made the job easier, but doing the E-brake side was a real pain. Good to know! Doing brakes on my '85 Brat now. Just got my new rotors, waiting for weather to clear..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 did you have any trouble getting the new pads/calipers to fit on the rotors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I ended up re sealing the hydraulic side , the piston had rust on one end preventing it from fully collapsing , I caught hell putting back the lever side, best advise ..if it moves and the boot isn't torn DON'T TAKE APART THE E BRAKE SIDE . I took some pics so maybe ill do another one and write down the steps . is wasn't that hard to do , i figured a good way to put the ebrake side together. The front e-Brake system becomes a Nightmare when is Old & Rusty ... I completely got Rid of that, as you can Read & See ~► Here from post Nº 61, then I Retrofitted a Reliable & Simple Rear e-Brake system on my "BumbleBeast" as you can see & Read ~► Here. Kind Regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdweninger Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 ivantruckman... I'd be interested in hearing/seeing the easy way to repair the e-brake side. I have not rebuilt my calipers... but I'm sure that time is coming. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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