<mechanic@telusplanet.net> wrote in message
news:YYeFk.513$wq4.228@edtnps83...
> Gosh... I guess I'm going to look like an old fool... after nearly 40
years
> in this business, I see no reason to replace calipers in pairs.... I have
> replaced calipers that leak... I have replaced calipers that are siezed...
I
> have replaced calipers that are physically damaged... I have never
replaced
> calipers because the one on the other side of the car/truck had a
> problem..... WHY WOULD I??????
>

When your a shop doing work for someone else you do things differently

If the customer takes the car out on the road and smacks into a phone
pole, then claims it was because the brakes were pulling to the left and
it's not his fault, when his insurance company comes knocking on your
door, it's going to look bad if it looks like a hack job.

With that said, if I was doing brake work on my own vehicle I'd only
replace one caliper also. I would replace the pads on both sides at
the same time, though. I might consider replacing the other caliper if
the vehicle exhibited a pulling to one side, after the work was complete.

Ted