rear driver side brake leaking

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Dec 1, 2009 | 02:00 AM

blaque

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rear driver side brake leaking

I don't know what I need to fix the leaking. It's coming out of that little clip thing.

Dec 1, 2009 | 02:04 AM

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Same thing happened to me. Replace caliper. Rebuild is difficult, I wouldn't do it.

http://forum.miata.net/vb/showpost.p...67&postcount=1

Dec 1, 2009 | 05:24 AM

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Lulz I had the same problem too.+1 on Replace the caliper

Dec 1, 2009 | 12:41 PM

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Rear caliper $40 shipped. Let me know.
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Dec 1, 2009 | 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kenzo42

Same thing happened to me. Replace caliper. Rebuild is difficult, I wouldn't do it.

MX-5 Miata Forum - View Single Post - Rear Caliper Failure Point (pic)

Personally I didn't have any problem rebuilding mine. The disclaimer to that statement was that I replaced mine with used units and then rebuilt the ones off the car 1. as an exercise/learning experience 2. so that I could put them back on and have essentially new calipers, 3. because I had too much time on my hands and, of course 4. it minimized downtime on the car in the event that a caliper was bad to the point that it couldn't be rebuilt (mine were seized, not leaking) and if, for some reason, I buggered the rebuild, I wasn't screwed.

Anyway, the rebuild isn't too tough.