Frozen caliper - NAPA remanufactured

[thejuice]

2012 Limited w/ 110k miles. The salty winter roads in Boston claimed another caliper. I was replacing front pads + rotors and found one of the pistons on my original calipers was frozen/seized. After reading other posts I decided to go with NAPA remanufactured calipers (no affiliation) over OEM ones mostly due to cost. NAPA charged about $100 each, vs OEM at the dealership being $480 each. I did find OEM's online for $280 but needed to be back on the road fast. The brake tubing was also rusted solid to the caliper, so I had to cut and replace those as well (P/N 47317-60131 Tube Front Brake No.7).

For anyone that finds this post in the future, the NAPA calipers seem like they're decent quality. Unless I update this post, you can assume they're still running strong on my 4Runner.

 

[Bftfan]

Looks great! I used a Napa rebuild caliper on my 4th gen and it was perfect and a better value than OEM.

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[MossJenks]

These are still OEM calipers, just re-man'd by NAPA, right?

 

[thejuice]

These are still OEM calipers, just re-man'd by NAPA, right?

That seems to be the consensus in the forums.

 

[nb rob]

great info. Thanks guys!

 

[catrains]

these napa calipers are toyota used .. probably from a scrap yard wreck..

you must use silicone brake grease on the caliper piston boot and the slides..

I still have the same calipers on my 1996 and 2000..
when you rotate tires you do the brake inspection...in spring do clean and lube if we get the nasty winters.

 

[Iceman2430]

These are still OEM calipers, just re-man'd by NAPA, right?

Actually remanufactured by Cardone, branded as NAPA. One of the only Cardone products I would consider buying.