B8 front left brake caliper replacement

Ibis Rob

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• Feb 6, 2018

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In need of a new brake caliper for the front left hand side of a 2010 sline 170 bhp model. Just landed into work and heard all this squealing coming from the front and went out and checked only to find a nice ball of heat coming from the disc.

 

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• Feb 6, 2018

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My front right has just done the same! 59 plate. But not fully stuck on so been driving with it for months! And of course the wear sensor is passenger side


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• Feb 6, 2018

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Ellis85 said:

My front right has just done the same! 59 plate. But not fully stuck on so been driving with it for months! And of course the wear sensor is passenger side


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What replacements have you looked at. Not going main dealer on this one so looking a decent quality replacement

 

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• Feb 7, 2018

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Borg and Beck discs and pads, been told they are ok, and I think it’s TRW calliper. £216, expected a lot more!


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• Feb 7, 2018

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If you're handy with spanners a brake piston rebuild could be the way to go using parts from BiggRed. Probably siezed slider pins anyway.

 

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• Feb 7, 2018

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Ordered up a TRW caliper and pads today. The mate will skim the disc if needed but hopefully it won’t need to be done. Worst comes to the worst I’ll just buy a new one. €180 all in so was too bad.