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geobloke



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Stainless Steel Brake Pistons
Hello All.

I am going to be sorting out the rear brakes on Miffy and I am keen to do it right this time, so stainless pistons etc.

In a stainless piston refurb kit as the metal retaining rings also stainless steel or another metal?

I believe that the pistons in the rear callipers of a 2003 Defender are 46mm in diameter. Can someone confirm?

Which kit to purchase?

Many thanks Thumbs Up
Post #931857 30th Nov 2021 11:42am
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Bundy



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I can't confirm the piston size, but I did all mine recently and I don't believe the retainers for the seals are stainless.
I figured if the retainer corrodes it might stay in place long term! I was missing half my retainers, but the calipers did look like they'd spent some time in the middle of the Atlantic Sad
I got all my pistons and seals from Luke at LOF...he was very helpful.
Cheers
Al
Post #931862 30th Nov 2021 12:21pm
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geobloke



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Amazing Al Thumbs Up I saw on LOF those kits are all out of stock. So will look for somewhere else Thumbs Up
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blackwolf



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I bought my stainless pistons from the nice folk at Optimill.
Post #931911 30th Nov 2021 6:51pm
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dorsetsmith



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41mm rear pistons
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geobloke



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Many thanks both Thumbs Up

I will let you know how I get on Mr. Green
Post #931914 30th Nov 2021 7:05pm
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Bundy



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Worth a call to Luke if you get stuck as he wasn’t showing stock when I got mine, but still managed to sort me out Wink
Post #931916 30th Nov 2021 7:12pm
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geobloke



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Ah OK good point Thumbs Up
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The Zee



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I've just completed something similar, having had 4 rebuilt calipers with stainless steel pistons, the pistons came from Zeus Enginering, a cracking family run firm (https://www.zeus.uk.com/index.php), while a set of lightly used calipers came from Lucari (https://www.lucari-solutions.co.uk/) Pioneer 4x4 (https://www.pioneer4x4.com/) supplied a full set of lines for all 4 corners.

And whilst the company that did the refurbishment did a nice job of strip, clean, paint, and fit the pistons and seals, their return packing was woefull, and customer service follwing this was not good (IMHO) Mad Zaid-M
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Post #931924 30th Nov 2021 7:55pm
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geobloke



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Confess I have always loved the Zeus products, but thought they had gone out of business... Glad to be wrong Smile

Also, great photos Zaid Thumbs Up Enjoyed flicking through them Bow down
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The Zee



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Zeus customer service was awesome, I'd keep buying from them, but the quality is just so good, you will only ever need one set!

Thanks for the comment about my images Thumbs Up much appreciated. Zaid-M
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Post #931927 30th Nov 2021 8:10pm
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diesel_jim



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G wagen owning friends of mine swear by Big Red for their brake caliper overhauls.
Post #931943 30th Nov 2021 9:55pm
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ksv



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Hi, more than four years ago I installed budget Britpart stainless caliper set for all brakes. Know what you want to say, but some of their parts are really good. There were calipers, seals, metal rings and special red coloured grease in the set. No any problem in spite of hard Russian conditions( anti ice winter reagent on the road).
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ksv



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Guys, sorry
Not calipers, it was pistons set
Post #932067 1st Dec 2021 4:46pm
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geobloke



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No problem Thumbs Up I can't imagine Britpart actually make these piston kits. Thanks for the recomendation Thumbs Up
Post #932078 1st Dec 2021 5:25pm
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