What happened to brake caliper repair kits
Discussion
I remember not that many years ago if you had a sticky brake you bought a caliper repair kit and overhauled the caliper yourself.
Now my shed has a sticky caliper i can't find a repair kit locally my only option is to buy a kit from flea bay for £30 which is nuts as a kit for my landrover which has 4 pistons costs £7.
Or i can buy a refurb caliper for £75
Why can't i buy a £1 bloody seal anymore
I love this age of being green and throwing stuff away
Now my shed has a sticky caliper i can't find a repair kit locally my only option is to buy a kit from flea bay for £30 which is nuts as a kit for my landrover which has 4 pistons costs £7.
Or i can buy a refurb caliper for £75
Why can't i buy a £1 bloody seal anymore
I love this age of being green and throwing stuff away
redstu said:
What ! you still actually repair stuff instead of replacing it !!!
What about the economy , we must sustain growth, so stop being a cheapskate throw it away and buy a new one.
I don't think it is wise to spend almost 25% the cost of the car to replace a caliperWhat about the economy , we must sustain growth, so stop being a cheapskate throw it away and buy a new one.
I'm going to pull the piston and polish it and put it back and see if it leaks
Chipchap said:
A huge reason behind this is Liability. Your insurers must now carry the risk that you as a qualified/unqualified brake technician have carried out a repair to the brakes. If these subsequently fail, the insurers will look for someone to blame and then counter sue.
So in the case of a replacement at a garage, the line is simple for the insurer to follow.
In the case of a replacement fitted by you, the line is still easy to follow if the part was defective or if the installation was incorrect.
In the case of you stripping and reassembling using eBay sourced components from gawd knows where, it really gets blurry for the insurer to look at a counter claim.
So it would seem that pressure from the insurer to the car manufacturer has then led to pressure on the component suppliers to stop this supply.
The added excuse being that the combined cost of parts & labour are almost as much as a factory refurbished one.
Either way it will all slowly stop and the options will be new or exchange for refurb by manufacturer
If you follow your logic then insurance companies should pull all insurance from anyone who does take their car to an approved repair outfit.So in the case of a replacement at a garage, the line is simple for the insurer to follow.
In the case of a replacement fitted by you, the line is still easy to follow if the part was defective or if the installation was incorrect.
In the case of you stripping and reassembling using eBay sourced components from gawd knows where, it really gets blurry for the insurer to look at a counter claim.
So it would seem that pressure from the insurer to the car manufacturer has then led to pressure on the component suppliers to stop this supply.
The added excuse being that the combined cost of parts & labour are almost as much as a factory refurbished one.
Either way it will all slowly stop and the options will be new or exchange for refurb by manufacturer
God can you imagine the profit they would make from that
spaximus said:
Repair kits are still available, the problem is that the average motor factor counter hand now uses a computer to look up availability. Kits do not show as most people will buy a recon caliper.
Lucas Girling is now owned by TRW and kits are available from them and from Delphi (lockheed) you just have to ask them to get them in for you which may involve a catalouge and a call to one of the technical departments.
Wish you had told me that 3 weeks ago before even i knew that my brake calliper had siezedLucas Girling is now owned by TRW and kits are available from them and from Delphi (lockheed) you just have to ask them to get them in for you which may involve a catalouge and a call to one of the technical departments.
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