Rear brakes dragging. Should I rebuild the calipers?

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by Jeffd

2000 Boxster S, 130k mi. The rear brakes have been intermittently dragging since before I owned the car. They get very hot, smell like burning brakes, and have worn the rotors pretty bad. I've got all of the parts on hand to replace all 4 rotors, all pads, braided stainless steel hoses, and replace/bleed the fluid.

Should I hold off on the work and order rebuild kits for the calipers? Or should I install what I have and hope it addresses the problem? I guess I'm asking, how likely is it to be a caliper seal over contaminated fluid/air in the system/collapsing rubber hoses?

Thanks,

Jeff

Since you will be replacing the hoses, I would remove the calipers and the pistons for a deep cleaning and install new seals, since it seems that the pistons are sticking, check the condition of the pistons as you may have to replace some of them if they have excessive (pitting?) ..you will know after you clean them