Can this Testarossa Brake Caliper be Saved?

there is a lot of grease to see
clean it and post again a photo please

 

It depends on what you find if/when you pull the pistons out. One of the pistons looks damaged so depending on what the bores look like with the pistons removed....I'll reserve judgement.

 

The bores need to be in good order as the previous poster stated. Replacement pistons are available as well as new sealing kits. I rebuilt mine earlier with parts from Superperformance.

 

thx for the photos
one piston looks really bad, the other ok

as the 2 members before me already said: the bores have to be ok and 1 piston should be available
so noneed to get new calipers
and if you want get some then take larger ones from a F40 or F50 or 6 piston calipers from brembo. then you have good brakes
but enzo once said: who will brake - will loose

 

Send out for rebuild. Study can always sleeve the bore. One company sleeves with bronze or copper. Will never seize again.

R

 

White Post reproductions re-sleeves in brass. I was told stainless steel needs a tighter shrink fit and sometimes cracks the casting.

 

Bingo. It's brass. Thank you. That's the place. I hear great things about them.

R

 

White Post is a family generation business, the grandson is now part of the company.

 

PMB (www.pmbperformance.com) is another option that I wouldn't hesitate to use. In fact, based on the result for the price (you couldn't do it yourself for less because they include replating stuff), I'm never rebuilding another caliper myself - ever

 

Taking the caliper with you on holiday. Wow! Lucky caliper

But seriously, no recommendations as I did it myself couple of months back. Not too hard now that I know how.
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I will write this up properly soon but off the top of my head:

Air compressor
3 small g-clamps
Small flat headed screwdriver for removing old rings
Sanding paper
Rebuild kit
Cloths
Brake cleaner fluid
Patience?

Just be careful with your fingers for when the pistons pop out. To fit the new rings you may need to stretch them a bit by hand as it's tight in there.

To be honest these are fairly basic ATE calipers that specialists can rebuild. Not Ferrari specific in any way whatsoever.

 

A big hammer, so you can take your frustration out on something if you cant get the piston out.

 

If the pistons are stuck/difficult the best trick is to use a grease gun via the bleeder to push them out in a very controlled fashion.

 

A company called big red will rebuild calipers in the UK, have a look at their website, its cheaper than even doing it yourself, they come back like new.

 

Often these pistons / callipers can be saved with a little albow grease. The dismanthling process is critical and it is here most peoble damage their pistons. You need to press out the pistons ideally using a small hydraulic pump. Remember to use a good solid clamp to secure the piston to avoid a loose projectile. When the piston is out you can polish it with grit 400 paper or finer. You can also polish the caliper cylinder. Only polish in the right direction to minimize leak path. Install new seals including new dust seals and use the correct blue brake grease compound during the installation. Nice little weekend project for a handy man. Best Peter
Below a before and after picture from my own garage adventures. I used new pistons, though that was actually not neccessary.
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Get yourself a refurbished set (or used at Erospares.uk) or get the better 512TR brakes ...

The best way to go !