Rebuilding calipers

[SilentThunder]

i feel real bad for you randall. ive only had to clean my MAF once in the 2 years/30K miles ive owned my 99 boxster with 95K miles on it. i would have jumped ship and found a different one by now if it was always needing repairs. do you know how much you have put into it so far?

[RandallNeighbour]

Splitting out repairs from mods and enhancements, I'd say about $4000 so far. The list of stuff that required replacement is long:

Rear struts (one was bent from a previous owner's spinout into a curb)
Oil filler tube
coolant overflow tank
Transmission
Control Arms (2)
Instrument Cluster

I know there's a lot more but I can't remember them all right now.

I'd have bailed on this particular car a long time ago, but I would be forced to go without a boxster for many years while I saved enough for a low mileage 3.4 987S... the only boxster I would want to drive at this point.

[insite]

randall -

when you rebuild the calipers, soak the EPDM (inner) seals in brake fluid for 30min prior to reassembly. after you remove the pistons, clean everything out with denatured alcohol & let it dry for several hours. then blow them out w/ compressed air prior to reassembly. i think i posted a DIY on the boxster racing board or even on this board somewhere. glad you found the zeckhausen link useful; they're the only people i've found who offer a reasonable deal on this stuff.

i'd found two other suppliers, but they were wanting upwards of $25 PER SEAL for the inners. i tried to have a bunch made last year but couldn't meet their minimum quantity requirement. in bulk (100+) they get pretty cheap.

[Lil bastard]

@insite...

Good Stuff!!... Thanks!!!

[RandallNeighbour]

Anyone have instructions and pix on how to rebuild calipers? I'm going to tackle this project as well as swapping out my warped rotor this Saturday and would like some guidance.

[RandallNeighbour]

Never mind the request for caliper rebuild instructions. I just found where Lil Bastard wrote them out on my other thread. Thanks again!

[insite]

don't forget to soak the inner seals in brake fluid for 30min prior to assembly. no lubricant is required, just use brake fluid.