The Best GM Brake Calipers

In the process of repairing or upgrading your brakes, you've probably dealt with your brake calipers. You know what they are -- clamps with brake pads on them -- and what they do -- fasten to your brake rotors during braking. What they really do, though, is help the pads create the friction that slows and stops your vehicle.

How brake calipers work, then, is actually fairly straightforward. For you, it's as simple as pressing your brake pedal. For your brake system, however, it's a matter of your brake cylinder pushing brake fluid through hoses and valves, pressurizing pistons and charging the calipers so they can clamp down.

The process generates serious heat, though. It can negatively affect even the best brake calipers eventually. For example, it can decay their seals, allowing contaminants to accumulate and cause corrosion.

Luckily, a bad brake caliper is pretty easy to identify. Look for brake warning or ABS system warning lights on the dash, abnormal brake pressure, leaking brake fluid in your engine compartment or on your wheel area, pulling sideways when braking, and continuous grinding or squealing noises. Seeing any such symptoms? You may have to replace your brake calipers.

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You can order brake calipers from GM directly, right here online at our auto parts store. We've got what you need in stock, and we carry only genuine parts, too, meaning they'll come from GM made to fit what you're driving, guaranteed. So, check another project off the maintenance schedule and buy now!