Calipers: Do you request a rebuild kit prior to PCing?

[spills]

Got a guy who wants a bunch of stuff PC on his bike, calipers included. The only calipers I have done are my own, and I bought a rebuild kit just because. How do yall approach this? Do you tell your customers to supply a rebuild kit to be on the safe side, or do you just R&R the assembly? I know they are pretty straight forward to rebuild, but the seals are what I'm worried about, possibly leaking after being removed and reinstalled.

BTW: My calipers were off an '02 Camaro that I put on my '89. It was a PITA to get those boots back on!

[o1racing03]

Spills,
There is a number of ways you can handle this. 1st, I ask the customer to bring me the calipers already diassasembled and let them worry about whether they want new seals or not, relieves you of any rebuild liability. 2nd, I ask them to supply their own rebuild kits and I charge another $25 to R/R the caliper. 3rd I tell them I can get the rebuild kit,I check price , mark it up accordingly and charge the customer. I make it clear to the customer that I WILL NOT rebuild a caliper with used seals.

[FigureLLC]

what's r/r? rebuild/reassemble?

i recently disassembled and rebuilt some calipers for a customer. awful idea. ended up costing me a lot of money, time, and grief. the second time they leaked i took them to the dealership to have them rebuild them so i didn't risk another fail, and they didn't want to touch them either. these were oem rx7 rear calipers. lots of internal seals, and an absolute giant pita to work on.

[spills]

R&R = remove and replace, or rebuild.

These calipers look like miniature Baer/Willwood 4-piston calipers you would find for a car. My LS1s were pretty straight forward, but I'll just have to tear these down as far as I can and see if I'm getting in over my head.

[hvac36]

First Never ever set yourself up for a liabilty suit and by rebuilding the part thats just what you are doing, in todays world anyone will sue you if they can. As soon as a part like that fails you are on the line after all you where the last person to work on it...
Have the client send you the part already broken down and ready to shoot this way its less time in your shop.

[j4str]

Agreed. Don't let them expect more than they should. Your a powder coater. Not a mechanic. Unless you are trying to be both. In which case you should charge for both.


I tell people all parts should be ready to go in the oven

[TwistedEvo8]

I also asked my self this question and all parts that are to be powder coated by me must be ready to go in the oven as is. All parts must be disassembled the the owner or a professional before it gets to me. And I will let each person know that I am not liable for any damages to parts after they are cured. I will do a check of each part so make sure I don't see any visible items that will or can be harmed or melt in the curing process and if I see something I will notify the sender. If the sender agrees to let me take the item that can be damaged out I will not re-install it but I will send it back along with the part after it is powder coated. If the sender tells me I cant take it apart I will return the item to the sender as is.

Don't take anything apart unless you have the persons consent and you make sure they understand you are not liable for any damages and you get that on paper. Its in your best interest to make a weaver for each person to agree and sign. Will save you a lot in the long run.