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Front Caliper Dust Boot Loose - Would Appreciate Recommendations 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be Nathan on  Mon Feb 5 02:05 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Situation is this:

Over the week end I replaced the two front disk rotors and put in new pads (all oem parts).

Upon inspection of the drivers side caliper I noticed the piston had extended so far out that it had pulled a portion of the dust boot out of the caliper.

As far as I can determine, the only way to get the dust boot back in is by poppping the piston out . At that point- it would seem that I may as well overhaul the caliper completely ( new seal and dust boot).

My question is this: With 56,000 miles oon the caliper would I be better off ordering a remanufactured caliper from carparts.com for $58 ?

I guess my concern is that the dust boot has likely been detached for some time now and it is possible that dirt and stuff has gotton into the piston bore. So the least risk/hassle approach may be to just replace the caliper.

Or should I just continue to drive the car until the caliper starts leaking (probably not a prudent choice).

Any thoughts here?





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