Rusty Brake Caliper Overhaul Restoration

[@ColoradoMoe]

Not only did you make it look beautiful but your work ensures the pads slide freely and are not stopped by rust causing dangerous sticky calipers. Very well done!!

[@garymucher9590]

There is something about taking old automotive parts, stripping them down, media blasting them, painting them and make them look and function like new again. It just never gets old. Thumbs Up Martin!

[@brendonrutherford5118]

WOW & WOW AGAIN!! What magnificent job this guy made on restoring these used brake components back to a "brand NEW state!! He so obviously took the time & the effort & of course the standard of his workmanship is totally reflected in the end state of his quality restoration!! I did miss the verbal dialogue unfortunately as we learn more by not only what the eyes can see but also what the ears can hear & thus it's that combination of seeing & hearing that enables us to aspire to so many things!! I never went through school whereby the teachers never spoke & only showed us pictures, drawings etc, etc. Whilst one can learn from this type of tuition but its not quite complete as we need both the visual & the audio aspect & especially on a restoration job such as what we have just viewed. Hence the very reason we have both eyes & ears!! I'm not however going to detract from this guys sheer & awesome efforts & duly reiterate again, a magnificent job & you can indeed be well pleased with the results of your superb workmanship!! You just simply blew me away!!

[@Stevegetslucky]

Powder coating is just great. makes everything look brand new again. great job.

[@Stian2001]

Now that’s a perfect break job my friends

[@CraftwerksMC]

If you leave the banjo bolt, piston, and piston seal in, and leave the bleed screw tight, you can blast the whole unit and not worry about having to stuff things in holes or tape if off, Just my 02 cents!! Great job though none-the-less.

[@dmoore8705]

Wow...you have the most immaculate and clean old brake fluid that I have ever seen! Usually it is colored anywhere from tea to cola or coffee. But your's? Kudos to the person who cleans the inside of your brake lines. They do a fantastic job.

[@ssdamos1]

This was so satisfying to watch, thank you!

[@RetroHax]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@turbolivesinmyheart6328]

That is a great job, Martin. Around here in the states, I usually just install remanufactured calipers. When I try to undo the bleeder screws on them old ones, they almost always break off. They throw so much salt and stuff down on the roads in the winter time everything gets rusted out. Even trying to replace a brake hose is kind of a big job. I went to Community College and I had a job at an import shop, Volkswagens and Subarus, and I was taught to use never seize where the threads are and where the pads slide on the caliper mount. Never had any trouble.

[@RetroHax]

Yes, I got lucky with these ones

[@jsking306]

Thanks for showing the installation.

[@alanhodgson5975]

Top job Martin very therapeutic watching the transformation of the caliper from the start to the installation back on the signum keep up the good work 👍👍👍👍👍

[@tolyn8060]

The music in this video is nice.And then in the old videos, the music reminded me of a funeral March.😉

[@remjet2512]

I think it's from this movie. Sounds similar kzbin.info/www/bejne/l32Xm6apiK5pnpo

[@baldanddangerous1572]

fantastic job as usual martin, that powder kit and the oven was money well spent,all the best.................dougie

[@RetroHax]

Yes Doug, I'm glad I got into it

[@frankbing1]

Gonna do this on my Transit Connect callipers when it gets warmer, gets a thumbs up from me Martin.

[@jimwright5492]

Top job Martin, my four calipers on the way to you to restore lol ,brilliant as usual

[@berndb.5097]

The right way to put loctite on screws......thumbs up! Good looking calipers. And the best is, they are not red :-)

[@elfowl6873]

Really good job, man.!!!! nice work.

[@mikehors7351]

All I can say is to bad brake shops don't take that much care in doing brakes. Keep up the great vid's.

[@Hui9697]

The good ones don't either, not by a long way.

[@Negativvv]

Doing this level of restore wouldn't earn most shops any money. They do your brakes in minutes and you'll be lucky to get a wipe down of the calliper... Brakes are not rocket science, I think I lean towards doing them myself as that bit of extra attention means they'll last so much longer on the car.

[@petefroud5308]

Good job Martin . That copper slip saved the day again . Oh and Mick sort your tool box out.

[@billywhizz98]

Great video Martin the finish is awesome

[@user-kj5irkdjfhxj]

Была совершена одна большая ошибка. Никогда нельзя смазывать внутри резинки направляющих,и сами направляющие. Именно резинки не гармошки. Они должны быть чистые и сухие, и направляющие так же.🫵🤔

[@kevinwoodruff7377]

Martin absolutely fantastic job. you made them brake calipers look like brand new ones great job Martin 🚗👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@RetroHax]

Thanks Kev

[@huseyincengiz3344]

Mükemmel bir restorasyon oldu, tebrikler dostum. Türkiye' de olsaydı, o parçayı çöpe atarlar, yenisini kullanırlardı. Güzel bir kazanç başardın.

[@Hui9697]

Really nice Martin. I've received my p/coating kit and a load of colours. Just need to get it all set up, thanks for your discount code pretty much a free colour.

[@RetroHax]

Nice one Hughie good luck bud

[@davieanderson3856]

Looks superb Martin 👍🏼

[@coryn1980]

Top job Martin as always mate

[@deandempsey264]

Great video martin check out red rubber grease its rated for use around rubber seals and brake fluid wont affect it ... loving how tidy them brakes look now

[@Mojo1996]

You're on a different level my man great video

[@alandykes2519]

Great job Martin very informative gets the thumbs up from me 👍

[@themowerman]

Came out nice mate.. better then new

[@RetroHax]

Hard wearing too the powdercoat Mick

[@themowerman]

@@RetroHax yeah mate

[@selfrestoration9564]

Amazing restoration Done 👍 Thumbs up 👍 👏 👏

[@naturegood515]

No way I can do that... I'll buy new ones. Thanks for the video!

[@КошмарКошмар-й2б]

Hi Retro Hax 👋👋👋 awesome restoration brake caliper 👍👍👍💣👌🏽

[@jay-kq8of]

Another top job from the KZbin legend 👍

[@RetroHax]

Haha Jason, not yet lol

[@frick566]

Nice resto!!

[@cabdriveruk]

Great video Martin. Another great demo on how to restore your calipers to like new ! Cheers, Jeff.

[@chrishoughton510]

Another great job pal👍👍👌

[@RetroHax]

Cheers bud

[@АлекссейИванов-т1щ]

Отличная работа приятель👍

[@davidvickers9029]

Great job Martin like NEW.

[@AviationAviation]

That was amazing job that you have done for that. Caliper it looks like you've just got it out of a box. Well done, Martin

[@slowsmooth3440]

Extremely well done thank you very much just what I was looking for.

[@normsmowers4758]

Fantastic Martin you have to love that powder coating keep up the hard work mate big thumbs up from me

[@paulthompson5416]

Good job Martin 👏🏼

[@markclough4854]

Another cracking vid Martin,keep them coming

[@prowled]

apart from the silicone grease which i don't know if is dot 3-4(+) break fluid compatible i think this is a good walkthorugh

[@paulorth2251]

Nicely done, sir.

[@RetroHax]

Thanks bud

[@valborchardt3596]

Nice one Martin. I really love that powder coating. Always good results. Take care you two

[@barneykennett9282]

Nice job Martin...👍

[@JD-te9tj]

Hi Martin, sand blastings my favorite part,very stimulating,thank you

[@mariaabundantliving6965]

Just paid almost two months rent on entire system and they're still working on it. Taking a torch to get the calipers off? Car is from Michigan but now in Georgia. So the salt and deicing junk from Michigan made this type of restoration impossible? Couldn't sleep from it all and came across this. Beautiful.

[@augustofaustinodecastro5492]

Parabéns pelo alto nível de profissionalismo! Você faz jus a profissão!

[@BensWorkshop]

Very nice looking job there.

[@grandadsworkshop5394]

Nice job there Martin

[@RetroHax]

Cheers bud

[@chrisgray2686]

Nice job Martin :)

[@vijayantgovender2045]

Always enjoy your videos Martin thank you for sharing I am from South Africa how sad is that

[@999thenewman]

Great video, Martin. Original parts work best.

[@Jasonhughes258]

Another excellent outcome. Did tango man strip it all down and papa Smurf rebuild calliper 😂 keep the videos coming Martin

[@RetroHax]

Cheers Jason haha, I see what you mean lol

[@Иван-о3ъ6ь]

there's special grease for pistons, car services don't use universal silicon due to possible incompatibility with brake fluid

[@flyingdima2828]

great work! thunmbs up!

[@vwcoco]

Good vid just like odd tinkering . Good job

[@ianblackman2144]

Very nice work

[@markrodgers1965]

Nice video what kind of grease is ok to use the one you use is out of stock

[@DanimalZ32]

I thought I was the only one who put threadlocker on like that haha

[@isaacalves9015]

so pelo serviço lindo e completo ganhou mais um inscrito parabens

[@cleanrestore8634]

Great job !

[@djevo3441]

Nice job

[@302vettelife2]

She may have been rusty, but everything else looked brand new. Bleeder not even frozen.

[@Litesnip2022]

Cracking restore, top job

[@temporalmadness3756]

Hi, i'm wondering, if i wanted to correct the imperfections on the caliper surface, can you powder coat over bondo?

[@koosdubbelkluts5503]

Hi Martin, Beter use ATE plastilub on the rubber parts and ceramic grease on the metal parts so you won,t disturb the antilocksystem (abs) Greetings from Holland.

[@kevinr8336]

Well done sir! 😁

[@zaheersarwar7815]

Can you sand blast the caliper with leaving the piston and rubber boot still in the caliper ??

[@williambrown5348]

Excellent !!

[@giuseppecolombo4701]

ottimo lavoro

[@LokmanAmca42]

good jobb mate 👨‍🔧

[@klaasbloem]

Great job done Martin, copper grease is a anti seize compound, neve ue it as a lubricant.

[@arranpullen3668]

That things more lubed up than my missus on a Friday night lol

[@tadeuszcyrulinski5070]

Normal silicone grease? On brakes? In those temperatures?

[@mrb1864]

yes silicone paste/grease or red rubber grease for rubber contact parts and ceramic lubricant for anything else on brakes, that pretty much industry standard .

[@RetroHax]

They come with silicone grease.

[@tadeuszcyrulinski5070]

@@RetroHax Afaik, i'ts high temperature resistant grease, that comes with them. Special, dedicated stuff.

[@mrb1864]

@@tadeuszcyrulinski5070 red rubber grease (RRG) that specially design for hydraulics and use in brakes is only rated at 160degC, most silicone is 180 to 200degC It quite simply doesn't get that hot and if was the rubber parts you use this on be burning . Industry standard on hydraulics is RRG or silicone grease, silicone seems more common these days and you see it in use in everything from aviation hydraulic/pneumatics to most brake build kits . The grease you may use behind piston to pad and pad clip hardware will see higher temps and this ideally wants be ceramic type paste . Granville, carlube, apec, permatex do range products for brakes easily found and fairly cheap .

[@valmonta3647]

Ready for the MOT

[@chrispamplin6197]

Great stuff as always Martin. You don't get that service at Quick Fit.

[@enriquelopez7050]

bienvenue, bon travail

[@kevinwilliams563]

Great video Martin. Why not go with a color instead of black? Just curious.

[@nuttychickenman]

Kevin Williams it’s for his personal car which isn’t the kind of car for colourful callipers

[@RetroHax]

Because it adds nothing and I'm not a boy racer lol

[@kevinwilliams563]

Yes Martin. Silly me it’s not a Porsche is it?

[@shanekneeshaw3483]

I would of had a silly colour just because you can 😂😂

[@anger9984]

Bit much doin it on your kitchen top mate bloody hell 😉

[@RetroHax]

🤭

[@veace79]

The slider pin on that model of ate caliper should be dry fit no silicone paste needed

[@nicolomarchillo4451]

Brake line from caliper to strut looked pretty short... end up having issues with that?

[@RetroHax]

Its the right part.

[@vector198]

All that silicone grese is gonna contaminate the DOT 4 brake fluid being made of glycol... if it took DOT 5 youd be ok as its silicone based

[@RetroHax]

No it won't, it will be fine

[@paulthompson5416]

RetroHax Martin are you trying to get Sharon’s life insurance money 💰 😂

[@vector198]

If you say so 👍

[@BBoySewo]

Use ATF assembly paste instead

[@trainout2grass1]

Great job and tips Martin. As I mentioned before I have my son's to do in the Spring, so this video has proved very useful.

[@Negativvv]

Ah I don't have a shot blast... Guess it's more sandpaper for me then!!

[@siemenstraffic]

This rebuilt caliper has a much better quality than a rebuilt Dorman caliper

[@rainlover9662]

powder coating is far superior to paint, can you do me a bodyshell Martin, lol, best wishes.

[@forevercomputing]

I'd have used rubber grease for the piston seals and piston.

[@RetroHax]

They come with silicone grease in the kit.

[@forevercomputing]

@@RetroHax I get that. Buy some parts include some grease. I use my own or an appropriate one. Silicone grease in the other places is fine. Even brake fluid as a lube for the seals would be fine

[@sidewaysaction9983]

Thought you'd put a new disc on or are you waiting till you've done off side caliper.

[@RetroHax]

This is a new disc put on a month ago

[@rinyvanabel3467]

Why not using those rubber stops during the sandblasting?

[@RetroHax]

Why?

[@rinyvanabel3467]

RetroHax prevent damage to the threaded or holes with a smooth surface.

[@TheMan-si4iu]

10:15 well done, you've now contaminated your brake fluid with grease.

[@BABKuH_BHyK]

Все хорошо, но вот только направляющие пальцы открытого типа не мажутся смазкой)

[@wagwanyute]

hey just out of curiosity, would it be cheaper to hire someone like you to restore brakes or just buy new ones lol

[@leeeeeee2796]

It always cheaper and financially rational to repair old calipers

[@lordmuntague]

Very nicely done. ;o| Oddly enough, the first brakes I ever took apart were on a Vauxhall - my Dad's HB Viva 1600 Slant Four, quite a beast. 1974, I was eight at the time. It went up mountains in North Wales like nothing. Mind you, when pushed it only had slightly better mpg than the flare at Stanlow... #o.

[@dsci1017]

I want to use evapo-rust on the caliper after they are taken apart to treat the rust. Anyone see any problems with that in place of the sand blasting step? I don't have a sand blaster.

[@simonrawle7885]

next time you get your tyre changed ask them for an old valve stem . if prefect for popping the pistons out of calipers

[@fedrooster]

Simon Rawle or just poke a screwdriver through the hole and push it out. Seems like his method worked just fine.

[@simonrawle7885]

@@fedrooster it did but on cailpers that the pistons are enclosed and even more stuck the value stem makes a better seal and helps get the pistons out

[@kevinfoster926]

Cracking job, how much for a full service and MOT?