Hi Guys,
Working on my rebuilding my calipers (front and rear). Unfortunately ran into a problem on my right rear calipers. One of the pistons has corrosion pits right in the area where it would sweep the seal....not good, guaranteed leak. Searching through the forum I came to the conclusion that unless I can find a good used piston set, I would have to go to an aftermarket conversion. Came up blank on a used caliper or pistons online. Did some research and looked to me like the Peugeot 504/505/604 rear calipers were almost identical except for the parking brake lever. The plastic block, pad guide pin and anti-rattle clip looked the same. Piston diameter of 43mm looked measures about right. Found the pistons sets, Peugeot #P442016 L/H and P442017 RH from europarts.com.au. Unfortunately they are $275 and $310 each respectively. Darn, thought I was on to something. In retrospect, I bet a bunch of you guys had already figured this out.
Anyway, if I can't find some used pistons in the near future, will probably go aftermarket. Have any of you guys installed the Wilwood rear conversion kit? If so, how did they work out for you? Thanks in advance for any advise.
Pete C.
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