Caliper Repair Nothing Else

About the only thing I can think of would be that they were leaking. But some very small seepage that makes the dust boot a tiny bit oily along the edge is considered normal. Without seeing the calipers there's no way to really know but I suspect replacing them was not needed. In my experience, calipers last almost the life of the car. I've driven many many cars past 125K on the original calipers.

Hi there... Yesterday, my wife went into her dealer for an oil change/tire rotation regular maintenance on her 2006 Cadillac SRX with about 45K miles on it. They "sold" her new calipers. There were no other brake related repairs on the car. There were no brake issues (e.g., squeaking, etc...) that we identified or told to the service adviser when she dropped the car off. I believe the pads were replaced a little while back which was part of the service/maintenance package with her car. The charge for new calipers was a little over $400. How would they have diagnosed "bad" calipers, and not replaced the rotors or pads? And, are calipers a "wear item" like pads and rotors and therefore not covered under warranty? Your help is much appreciated. Thanks. Roy

The don't get the name $tealerships for nothing....

I had to change my original calipers at 145,000 miles on one Jeep and

Mike

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Why did she agree to the repair instead of getting a second opinion?

Have you asked the service writer WHY the calipers were deemed in need of replacement?

Have you asked for the old calipers back?

Mike Romain wrote in news:4729e339$0$5282 $ snipped-for-privacy@unlimited.newshosting.com:

Gotta loosen those bleeders at least once a year. That way they don't seize up.

I'm still running the original calipers and bleeders on my '91 Integra, seventeen years and close to 500,000 kilometers. The internals were replaced by me a few years ago, but the body and bleeders are still original. The bleeders are as free as birds. But then I flush my brake fluid every year...

Also the little rubber caps like VW and Porsche (and maybe others?) use keep water out and don't let the bleeders rust from the inside.

nate

Nate Nagel wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@news2.newsguy.com:

That too.

Every so often I check to make sure those caps are still there. I also have spares just in case one gets lost for some reason (like when I knock one off and it rolls into the bushes at the edge of the driveway).

I like to put a bit of Sil-Glyde in the cap before I push it onto the bleed screw. This helps keep water and rust out of the bleeder.

And hey, I've got less than 5,000 miles to go before I hit 300,000! Current odometer reading is 474,800 km, which is slightly over 295,000 miles. And my oil consumption is STILL improving (1,900 mi/qt at last check).

I generally pull the bleeders, clean them, put a small dab of never seize on the threads. Then bleed the brakes and once done I grab a candle and coat the bleeder with melted wax. Never had one seize that way.