If you don't have the experience to be able to 'read the entrails' after you've popped the piston, you might be better off going with a rebuilt caliper, or even better, two. If one caliper is sticking, the other won't be far behind. Do yourself a favour and get two rebuilt calipers from a parts place that will send you the right version for your van. If you get ATE and need Girling and find that out AFTER you've committed, you'l be swearing! :) On 8/14/07, Matt Sutton <msutts@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > My LF brake caliper isn't in the best of shape, and I'm considering going > with one if the repair kits that various vendors sell. Has anyone out > there > done this? Mostly I'm trying to figure out if it'll be possible (or worth > it) without a lot of specialized tools, and with a fairly quick > turnaround, > since this'll be a curbside NYC operation. > > Thanks, > > Matt Sutton > 88 GL 225k > Brooklyn NY >
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