I went to do a simple brake job this morning and after I pulled off the caliper I noticed the piston is chipped. Has anyone replaced the piston or do you have to replace the whole caliper? Are any special tools needed?

Thanks in advance.

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2006 Liberty Sport (KJ)

Your best bet is probably to simply buy a new caliper assembly. I've rebuilt these assemblies on other vehicles in the past, mainly to get stainless steel pistons. It's not hard just a bit messy. At a quick glance you can get caliper pistons for ca. $10 and the seals for ca. $6 plus of course your effort or you can get a complete assembly for ca. $40 with a limited lifetime warranty (ca. $80 if preloaded with pads). Prices from O'Reilly's.

For the ca. $25 difference between the parts with no warranty on the reassembled part and the assembled caliper with warranty I wouldn't waste my time on rebuilding.

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That is exactly what I found out and did.

Thanks for replying.


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