I’ve seen how heat, road grime and debris, salt, rust, and corrosion have destroyed brake pads, rotors and calipers to the ...

Unlike brake pads and rotors, calipers typically last many years and for tens of thousands of miles, but occasionally they seize or begin to leak and need to be rebuilt or replaced.

The part that translates your pedal pressure into squeezing the rotors is called a caliper. Generally, brake calipers are designed to last the life of the vehicle. However, in salty climates ...