Brake cylinder

[RoyLuke]

Hello All;
Before I do something wrong and cause damage, I am going to ask for advice.
The RH Front wheel is leaking brake fluid. It is not coming from the line but rather, from inside the caliper somewhere. I can't see exactly where.
Is it necessary to replace the entire caliper assembly or is there an internal sub-assembly that I can replace?
It is going to take a few hours just to remove the caked-on grime.

TNX
Roy

 

[JUKE179r]

Me personally I’d replace the whole caliper assembly to include cleaning/replacing the guide pins.
These beasts are 20+ years old including the braking system. D2 calipers are cheap as chips nowadays £35/$42) especially here in England.

 

[RoyLuke]

Me personally I’d replace the whole caliper assembly to include cleaning/replacing the guide pins.
These beasts are 20+ years old including the braking system. D2 calipers are cheap as chips nowadays £35/$42) especially here in England.

That is a good point. I sometimes forget how old my old Landy is.
I just did engine change #3. The last one "threw a rod" and totally destroyed the aluminium block. Whew !!!! When this one goes wrong, I may have to put the Chevy 350 in it.

 

[RoyLuke]

I found a RH FWD, caliper on ebay for a good price ($59.69UDS). Obviously aftermarket. I am thinking that because it is aftermarket I should RR the LH caliper also to make it symmetrical. Problem is there is only one LH, FWQ caliper left.
Is it a good idea to R&R both?

 

[robertf]

yes. replace both