growling_boxer
08-27-2009, 11:14 AM
I had to move my car out of the street after a few things went wrong with a wheel bearing replacement and it was taking too long. I stepped on the brake pedal out of habit while the caliper was not on the rotor and a piston popped out. So I have two questions:
1. Can that be fixed with the cheap repair kit from Subaru? I don't know what is in the overhaul kit
2. Assuming it can't be, what cars have compatible calipers?
I have done a bit of searching on caliper compatibility, and it sounds like many different 2-piston calipers will bolt right up (although I'm still not sure which ones exactly), but I am wondering if I only replace one and it is different, could it end up applying uneven braking force between my two front brakes? I don't want to replace both fronts, but I do want some options before heading to a junkyard, since finding Subarus there is hard enough. I believe my exact calipers were only used on 2000-2002 LGTs, but I am not 100% sure if that is true either.
1. Can that be fixed with the cheap repair kit from Subaru? I don't know what is in the overhaul kit
2. Assuming it can't be, what cars have compatible calipers?
I have done a bit of searching on caliper compatibility, and it sounds like many different 2-piston calipers will bolt right up (although I'm still not sure which ones exactly), but I am wondering if I only replace one and it is different, could it end up applying uneven braking force between my two front brakes? I don't want to replace both fronts, but I do want some options before heading to a junkyard, since finding Subarus there is hard enough. I believe my exact calipers were only used on 2000-2002 LGTs, but I am not 100% sure if that is true either.