rear caliper bushing kit.. Options

[shegarhuney]

can anyone show me what it is?? or what does it do??



i've a pict here.. if you can circled it.. that'll be great..

erm.. i got a quotation to replaced it.. it cost like $180.. was wondering if anyone have an experience with this?? there's this noise from the back of my car (like a lil thump) everytime i step on the brakes.. i brought my car into a shop.. they told me its my caliper bushing.. so i need some info from you guys coz i've no idea what it is and what it does?? thanks in advance..

[Galcobar]

An entire, loaded caliper would cost less than that (well, maybe from Toyota directly).

But a bushing? A caliper's rubber bits can be rebuilt with a $20 kit (1sttoyotaparts.com). The bushings are those rubber tubes in the plastic packages to the right of each caliper. Individually they cost a couple of dollars.

There's labour, of course, but $180 to replace a bushing on a caliper seems excessive.