Caliper Rubber Boots?

[PilgrimIS]

Hello all,

Unfortunately I had two seized calipers and they needed heating up to get free. The rubber boots are now damaged.

Anyone know where I can get them from apart from a dealership? Or at least a part number?

Cheers

[Alex Coul]

there

I got mine from the stealers, were only around a fiver each I think :)

[PilgrimIS]

Sorry, wasn't to do with the price from them, Unfortunately there's no dealers on the Isle of Wight so need somewhere that'll post them out

[Alex Coul]

I got mine posted from Lexus Sheffield, they were really helpful. I know Birmingham and Edinburgh do postal orders, if you get stuck I can collect them from Lexus Norwich and post for you :)

[PilgrimIS]

Cheers bud! I'll give them a bell tomorrow and hopefully get some underway.

[Ishaq]

You can buy it from here too...£5 for both

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BRAKE-CALIPER-SLIDER-PIN-DUST-BOOT-LEXUS-IS-LS-SC-TOYOTA-ALPHARD-ARISTO-RAV4-MR2-/261607992105?&_trksid=p2056016.l4276

[Alex Coul]

Make sure you get the right ones as the rear calipers changed from 07 on

[johnatg]

The dust boots are the same though. The change in '07 was to wider calipers to cater for vented discs - the discs were solid before. (That's the rear discs)

Be aware that these boots are a bit fiddly to get in. The workshop manual says to use a suitable socket to drive them in - they are a very tight fit!

But it is quite difficult to get them to stay straight whilst you're applying pressure.

[Alex Coul]

I do believe the boots are different, I had to replace one of my callipers as the previous owner had fitted on of the older callipers. I recall the boots being different in at least appearance.

[johnatg]

Yeah - I had replacement rear calipers which were alleged to be a new design to 'cure' the problems. I think the boots looked a bit different.

But presumeably the boots they sell now are the 'new' type?

Although having said that , the eBay link shows ones that look very much like the originals (and the same as the ones I bought from Rock Auto when I changed the front ones (and also fitted new pins))

[Alex Coul]

I think the fault that causes the seizing may have been the design so I'd call and order from a dealer to make sure I got the right bit!

Lexus Sheffield knew exactly what I was talking about and got the right bits to me :)

[PilgrimIS]

I think I will just order them from a dealership just in case! I might then get my local garage to fit them so I don't need to go through the frustration!

Thanks for all the input guys :-)