rear caliper option?

[Kneale Brownson]

As Tony says, you have to do a COMPLETE overhaul to get lasting 
results.  Replace the parking brake mechanism seal, reinstall the high 
temp grease in the chamber housing that mechanism and you'll have "good 
as new" calipers.

See:   http://www.20v.org/brakere.htm

On 10/4/2011 12:56 PM, Tony Hoffman wrote:
> I've had great luck, once I rebuild them completely and fill the e-brake
> mechanism with grease and a new seal. You will need to completely take the
> caliper including e-brake mechanism apart and clean everything. If you know
> someone with a blaster, hit it as well. Don't blast the piston, though.
> Don't want to take the coating off. Do all of this, and you should be good
> to go for years.
>
> HTH,
> Tony
>
> On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 8:12 AM, feelstranger<feelstranger at hotmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Folks, I don’t recall ever seeing one mentioned, but are there any calipers
>> that can be substituted for the OE rust-solid-in-a-year-e-brake mechanism
>> calipers?
>> Preferably, calipers that don’t rust solid in a year!
>> Or am I destined to re-build them every year?
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