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Old Dec 16, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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hi just took the car for mot and the back calipers are not working ,,the car has bin stud for 8 mouths wat can i do ,,,,,,will i need to take the pistons out and clean them also can you still buy new seals for them and how hard is it to do....or can somethink else do this ie brakes not working ...any info or help will be great full thanks
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 02:08 PM
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i am sure you can buy the seal kits. Its not difficult to do (was n't on the front anyway).
Also the rear calipers i am told are prone to seizure, so its a common problem. But it
easy and cheap enough to fix
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