Brake overhaul

I've just cleaned up my pistons as they were binding onto the discs, but I ended up reusing the seals and slightly damaging one of the pistons. How much am I looking at for replacement seals, front and rear, and a new piston?

I got prices for the seals when before i pulled all my brake system apart and to be honest for a few washers i was shocked at the price

Front Caliper Seal kits £12.64 inc vat per caliper
Rear Caliper Sael Kits £21.19 inc vat

I got away with using the front seals again as only the dust seals that showed any real signs of wear and tear but needed new rear set

Not sure on the piston price but for a wild guess going by dealer prices I would imagine £20 a piston but like I say im purely guessing on that

how much do new calipers cost, I have discovered it's a waste of time & money to rebuilt them, New SV calipers are relatively cheap (in the US)

Decent secondhand calipers can be got for £30-£35 from breakers. Looking at around £120 each for aftermarket brand new.

Why are the rear seals more expensive? There's the same number of them as the front I think I'll get the front, and clean up the back without removing the pistons. It might have to be that way anyway, cause I have to disconnect the hose to get the right mounting bolt off.

[jambo]

Rear Pistons are larger than the front, plus there is a seal between the 2 halves of the caliper whic is probably accounting for some of the extra.

Never felt the need to replace a caliper as they really don't tend to wear, if you buy 2nd hand ones you run the risk of picking up a set in the same condition or worse than yours, better to spend an hour or so to do a propper strip, clean, grease & rebuild IMHO.

Pattern parts are your friends, you can get non Susuki seals & pistons for less than the OE kit.