My brake caliper died?!!

[13Boss#3328]

They saw the bolt and called it quit.
However, the tech said that the bleeder screw seat at the caliper side seems to be eroded!

 

[F.D. Sako]

If you can, ask for your old caliper back, unless there's a core charge.
There are bleeder screw repair kits out there, which you can drill/tap a new hole and use a smaller bleeder screw. You'll have yourself a spare caliper!

Here's a thread from NASIOC, ironically we share calipers with them
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=38322375&postcount=30

 

[13Boss#3328]

If you can, ask for your old caliper back, unless there's a core charge.
There are bleeder screw repair kits out there, which you can drill/tap a new hole and use a smaller bleeder screw. You'll have yourself a spare caliper!

Here's a thread from NASIOC, ironically we share calipers with them
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showpost.php?p=38322375&postcount=30

Thanks for this suggestion, but there is $50 core charge so I decided to give them the old caliper back.
Do not open an unhealed wound, I still feel bad about losing my STI... That thing was a very capable all year around anywhere anytime performance car!