Rear brakes leaking at parking brake bracket/pivot

DDP5

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2002 Protege5
I've done a bit of searching but didn't find an answer. My driver's side rear brake caliper is leaking at the parking brake mechanism pivot. I'm not sure its proper name, but it's where the bracket enters inside the caliper housing. It's leaking exactly the same as the picture in this thread: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123803827-Rear-brake-caliper-leaking&highlight=rear+caliper+leak

So my question is does a rebuild kit include the seal for this bracket shaft? Or just the piston seals? I've never dealt with a parking brake like this before, I'm not even sure how to remove the pivot from the caliper. I've rebuilt other calipers before, so I'm more than willing to tackle it though. The brake works perfectly fine, with the exception of this minor leak, so I'd like to save some money over replacing the entire caliper.

Thanks for any help!

2002 P5
automatic
stock daily driver
 
Locally they go for around $80. Sure it's not too pricey and time is money, but with a minor amount of time over a direct swap, I can rebuild and save enough money for a couple tanks worth of gas. Heck, my Jeep calipers are only $25 and I rebuilt them just because I knew I'd do a better job than the commercial rebuilders. I've seen all sorts of crappy work on rebuilt calipers.

If I can find a quality rebuilt caliper, I may just swap it out. I just figured I'd check on rebuilding first.

Thanks for the input.
 
Check with MazMart and see what they can do. Seriously, a RockAuto caliper is probably cheaper than $80.
 
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