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Munta
01-05-2008, 12:08 AM
I need a new brake caliper for my vr4. Front Drivers
went to change the bakes on the car on the weekend and the glide pins needed to take out to change the pads are seized in place..
If any1 has 1 lying around for a really good price would be very very greatful

Kenneth
01-05-2008, 12:12 AM
I need a new brake caliper for my vr4. Front Drivers
went to change the bakes on the car on the weekend and the glide pins needed to take out to change the pads are seized in place..
If any1 has 1 lying around for a really good price would be very very greatful

you going to the workshop day dude?

shaun1978
01-05-2008, 12:57 AM
I had that mate , a bit of carefully applied brute force soon sorted them out plus plenty of WD40

Munta
01-05-2008, 08:47 PM
i want to go to the workshop day but i have to work :(

ANTHONY
01-05-2008, 08:55 PM
there was a full set on ebay just search galant

Munta
03-05-2008, 09:18 PM
still not able to find 1.. might have to go to wreckers

mpau009
03-05-2008, 11:00 PM
still not able to find 1.. might have to go to wreckers

Iv gotten a few bits from mitsubishi partsworld in rosebank rd. They are decent enough, you dont have to pull it off the car yourself, and theyll post things out if your got a credit card. They are usually happy enough to break up sets of things too, so you could probably just get the one calliper.

Failing that, when i was working for the trailer shop, we used a company called Brake and Clutch hydraulic http://www.whitepages.co.nz/Pages/Search/Results/0,2623,a1281,00.html?Name=clutch+and+hydraulic&Loc=&Reg=1542&Search.x=0&Search.y=0 to rebuild calipers. If you can get the parts apart, they have a media blasting machine that strips the parts/rusty bits back to bare metal.

Gly
04-05-2008, 12:39 AM
if yours is a prefacelift...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Mitsubishi/Accessories/auction-153049148.htm

bradc
04-05-2008, 12:51 AM
those aren't from a VR-4

Subaru ETA
04-05-2008, 01:13 AM
if the pins are stuck just use some wd40 and a copper punch and hit them out....then clean them up with a wire wheel and lube them. they should come out

Kenneth
04-05-2008, 02:04 AM
if the pins are stuck just use some wd40 and a copper punch and hit them out....then clean them up with a wire wheel and lube them. they should come out

depends on how seized they are.

Getting mine out twisted the slide pin! Good thing I had spare facelift callipers at home and was able to steal a new slide pin.

btw, do the slide pins need a special type of grease? if so, what, and where to get it?

Subaru ETA
04-05-2008, 02:35 AM
do you need some ken? drop me a txt or something and i can drop some around. mazda brake pads come with some so i got a bit in my tool box.

if not, just a bit of rubber grease usually works

Kenneth
04-05-2008, 04:16 AM
do you need some ken? drop me a txt or something and i can drop some around. mazda brake pads come with some so i got a bit in my tool box.

if not, just a bit of rubber grease usually works

Yeah, I could do with some. My slide bolts are ok at present, but I would like to re-grease them (both cars) soon. It seems having the slide pin seize is fairly common in the VR-4s, though easily preventable with a bit of maintenance.

ANTHONY
05-05-2008, 11:04 PM
this set on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mitsubishi-VR4-Galant-F-R-brake-callipers_W0QQitemZ230248006343QQihZ013QQcategoryZ 10400QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem may ship to NZ

remy
06-05-2008, 07:16 AM
hi i have a full set of vr4 breaks from a 97 earlier model vr4 legnum, i will seperate caliper for the right price, send me a pm if interested