Front Brake Calipers

[Harry]

Geez.  My 1966 230SL has Girling calipers.  I find a lot of dialogue on switching to ATE and I'm not opposed to doing that.  But if I go re-manufactured,  my Girling Core probably won't suffice as exchange for the ATE?  Where can you find the ATEs?  I've looked on Rock Auto but don't see those.

Or, where can I get the rebuild kit for the Girlings?

Many thanks,
Harry

[mrfatboy]

Check out AutohauzAZ.

[ggdtr5]

I bought ATE calipers from eBay about £80 - outright purchase no exchange.

Regards Graham

[Shvegel]

Your local auto part store probably won't care as long as they get a caliper back. Besides, the core charge is usually pretty nominal.

Also there is a company that rebuilds and restores calipers for older cars called PMB performance.  They restore calipers as well as sell parts.

https://www.pmbperformance.com/brake-calipers.html

[mrfatboy]

Here is another company you might want to check out for a caliper rebuild.

https://whitepost.com/

[Harry]

All - thanks very much.  I pulled a piston out of one of the calipers last night and this would be more than a standard rebuild.  There is a lot of rust and pitting, and I'm not sure these can even be rebuilt without machining - which would quickly become more expensive than replacing.  I'm leaning towards just biting the bullet and buying the new ATEs.

Harry

[Shvegel]

I am restoring my car and I started down the road to restore my calipers but decided to just replace them all.  It was an ouch but I probably never have to think about them again.

[Mike K]

I am restoring my car and I started down the road to restore my calipers but decided to just replace them all.  It was an ouch but I probably never have to think about them again.

Same here, bit the bullet and replaced the calipers. While I was at it, installed new booster, new master cylinder, replaced rubber hoses with stainless steel braided brake hoses, new rotors, and new brake shoes at rear -any and all issues solved!

This should outlive me...

Best,
Mike