ATE Front Brake Calipers

[dirtrack49]

Hi all,

Trying to get back to my car collection after being laid up for the last two years.

My 66 230SL when last worked on, had what appears to be a right front caliper (Girling) sticking, causing heavy wear on the outside brake pad. Have been watching different suppliers for a set of remanufactured ATE calipers to replace the Girlings. So far, no luck.

Does anyone have a current source for remanufactured ATE calipers?

Thanks, Tom

[707dieseldean]

https://www.autohausaz.com/catalog?v=1342628&c=3&s=1704&page=1

They appear to have new avalible - Not Cheap 

[mdsalemi]

Why don’t you send yours out for a rebuild?

[Cees Klumper]

Your issue could well be caused by a faulty brake hose going to the caliper, rather than the caliper itself.

[Sead]

A friend of mine has at least 15 sets of NOS ATE brake calipers (incl. brake pads):
https://www.ebay.de/itm/196773050532?_skw=ate+w113+bremss%C3%A4ttel&itmmeta=01JCKHVWQ8VFGZ60R67TXCYBQV&hash=item2dd09678a4:g:23MAAOSw80dnJiW-&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKkEiATrcyhpnADjym%2BYolVZCUm4H2WchHJciUIU%2BT%2BujuLdRqrI1bV1pAEikqjtqDuHeQnh1qzAy7Y%2BU5Pvhwi3DEYcyvhgHpUKnYE08SuQwEqcVxHMbQnCA8fX6lWGhkfgCi3lhXfgpoGW6p8TYqzpBaHaxJr2w%2FQlbLHjMoDTO45vAeVktX42NGpToeFlven6jkMvJ5ctPi4H3zV29pwKukTbwXw8cA%2B1FJYYD9MRnT0Zj0jJeQN%2BwJ4Tw4HNrQI%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR-rL7_HkZA

[Cees Klumper]

@Sead your friend's listing says "kein versand nach US" so not an option for Tom. Plus, I would be concerned about the inner seals in NOS calipers, depending how old they actually are.
I bought 4 new ones maybe 10 years ago for about €900. They're likely more now, so just getting a rebuild kit with seals and maybe even pistons would be a good way to go.