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Originally posted by saturntangerine
On my 1993 G, the rear brake calipers are bad/locked in place.
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That's actually rather common in the rust belt. A
lot of the SE-R folks have had this problem including me. Some folks can free them up with WD40, but most end up replacing the calipers anyway.
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Originally posted by saturntangerine
I'm looking to find refurbished ones because new ones will be way too expensive if the websites are accurate. Anyways, are these parts the same as on any Nissan cars? There are several Nissan dealers near-by, and I was wondering if they could get the parts for me. Otherwise, is it safe to buy refurbished calipers?
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Yes, they are different from any other Nissan I know. It's likely Nissan uses them somewhere else, but no in The States for far as I know.
Buying remanufactured calipers is safe. I would stay with a good brand however. There is a lot of so-so stuff out there as well. Wagner and A1 Cardone are excellent names (and essentially the same). Raybestos is OK from what I've heard. You can get them loaded or unloaded. Loaded are supposed to come with pads and hardware already loaded on teh caliper, ready to install. Some lower quality remanufacturers just throw pads and hardware into the box. It's not that big a deal necessarily, but it means more screwing around.
Remanufacturers strip the old parts down to the castings, the piston, and the handbrake mechanism. They basically boil the parts in a caustic solution that strips all the rust and grease off. They usually coat the castings and then reassemble using the old piston and handbrake assembly. All of the rubber pieces and miscellaneous hardware gets replaced. Buying a remanufactured product from a good company is as good as buying brand new because the only parts not replaced are the castings, pistons, and (on a rear caliper) the handbrake assembly.