I am getting a load of brake dust on the front wheels...assume it's time for a referb on the calipers....anyone know of a good place to take them to near Reading?

i would check your brake pads.

A garage mentioned that the calipers are not returning fully and dragging hence loads of break dust far more then ever seen on my other cars

Milblunder wrote:

I am getting a load of brake dust on the front wheels...assume it's time for a referb on the calipers....anyone know of a good place to take them to near Reading?

Milblunder wrote:

I am getting a load of brake dust on the front wheels...assume it's time for a referb on the calipers....anyone know of a good place to take them to near Reading?

Hmmm.. Be very wary of casual comments made by garages. The RRS is a big heavy beast and takes a lot of stopping hence the front brakes especially tend to make a lot of dust. If you have a problem it is more likely the pads are seized in the caliper than the pistons within the caliper are seized.

Are your pads original equipment or aftermarket? Aftermarket pads can be worse for dust than the originals.

Refurbishing Brembo calipers properly is an expensive job especially if you are having to pay someone to take them off and reinstall them. Some companies don't use genuine Brembo seals or don't bother changing them at all. You are probably looking at £500 just to do the fronts for a proper job.

Before refurbishing I would recommend you try changing the pads and discs and take great care to clean up and lubricate the appropriate parts.

If your discs and pads are not very worn then you could even try just dismantling, cleaning and lubricating.

If you really want to have the calipers refurbished I can thoroughly recommend this company:

http://pro-calipers.co.uk/

Ask to speak to Tomas. He did my classic Porsche calipers and it massively improved the braking feel. Night and day difference. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Paddi cheers buddy seems great advice

Not sure if this helps but maybe worth a go.

If you suspect the pads are binding why not push them back manually and see if the problem comes back? That way you might be able to isolate the problem before spending loads of money!

Not sure if you know this so apologies if you do, the Brembo's on the front are "fixed" so therefore not mounted to a carrier and have 2 pairs of opposing pistons unlike the rear callipers which have piston on one side only and operate on a "slider" fixed to the carrier.

Therefore, when you go to carefully push the pads back using a flat blade screwdriver or similar, you need to do both pads at the same time or squeeze one pad back, wedge a screwdriver between disc and pad and then do the other pad.

That way the pistons on the other side of the calliper don't move in while you are squeezing the other side out.

Using this method the pads should surely but slowly move back until they are pushed right up against the inside of the calliper. If they don't or do on one piston but not the other then you can suspect an issue with one of the pistons. but doing this alone might just be enough to free it all up anyway!

BTW, make sure that when you've done this you pump the brake pedal a few times before driving off to re-seat the pads!

Definitely agree with Paddi, stopping nearly 3T of projectile missile takes some doing so the brakes do get worked extremely hard and aftermarket pads may create more dust.

Worth giving it a go IMO so you can see if it's pads or pistons that are the problem. 2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue
2005 4.2L Supercharged Java Black - gone but was my first love.
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If we all point our RR's in the same direction and accelerate at the same time can we turn back time?

The age they are generally at, a calipers rebuild wouldn't hurt. Try Big Red.