Seized O/S/R Girling Calliper

[caddykid88]

After trying to unsieze the offside rear girling type calliper with the 38mm piston I have come to the conclusion that is is f*****d!! The callipers on the rear are originals on my 3b coupe - 20 years old. I have picked a set on Europarts for £100 per side exchange but have also seen the following ones on Ebay. Please see the following link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AUDI-S2-QUATTR...item35abde2302

They seem to be good value as they come complete with a shiny new bracket and pads. Has anybody on this forum fitted these callipers? Are they any good?

In the future I would like to replace the fronts for Porsche monoblock type callipers but cannot afford to at the moment as I need bigger alloys. Mine are standard 3B type alloys. Would the rear callipers be ok to use with the monoblocks on the front?

[vonbeck]

have you got the wind back tool for the rear calipers? the piston does not just push back you need a special tool

[caddykid88]

I have tryed to wind the piston back in but it definatly seems to be stuck.

[johne]

I've no experience of the calipers you've seen on eBay but you can get replacement rear calipers from GSF for around £70+VAT.

Many of us run with uprated Porsche brakes on the front whilst retaining standard rear brakes just fine.

John

[caddykid88]

Ok then, i think i might save me a few quid and get the standard replacements for the rear and hopefully one day fit the porsche callipers to the front if i can afford it. Thanks for your help.