Brakes help

supersticky

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Dec 16, 2010
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taunton somerset
Hi all, both rear calipers seems to be seized so they don't wind back is that just coincidence or is it master cylinder issue? Very rarely the brake pedal will go to the floor with no breaking. Any ideas peep's. Cheers.

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Icarus83

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Jul 5, 2017
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Have you removed the filler cap for the fluid reservoir so the hydraulic fluid can travel back out of the pistons?
Handbrake on or not releasing properly so trying to shut the caliper down?


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Icarus83

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Jul 5, 2017
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Interestingly, I changed my front pads Saturday as I was down to the metal on the n/s only and 3-4mm left on the o/s, seemed to be constantly dragging to the left.

On a normal run the temp of the n/s disc was much warmer so certain its not returning/seized.

Also the brakes squealed when reversing at slow speed (on that side only).

Fitted the new pads and the n/s was really hard to return back in, but the other side was a doddle. Will look to fit a recon caliper some point soon.

So by the sounds of it yours are seized.



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supersticky

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Dec 16, 2010
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taunton somerset
Interestingly, I changed my front pads Saturday as I was down to the metal on the n/s only and 3-4mm left on the o/s, seemed to be constantly dragging to the left.

On a normal run the temp of the n/s disc was much warmer so certain its not returning/seized.

Also the brakes squealed when reversing at slow speed (on that side only).

Fitted the new pads and the n/s was really hard to return back in, but the other side was a doddle. Will look to fit a recon caliper some point soon.

So by the sounds of it yours are seized.



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Cheers bud, just find it crazy both are minced. Thanks for the insight and help.

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Dandle

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Dec 17, 2007
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Ashford
I did the brakes on m wifes altea earlier this year. One caliper was seized so i couldn't wind back the piston and the other was really tight but i got it back in. Anyway I replaced the seized one and put the new discs on within 10 miles I had to replace the other and buy a new disc as it had cooked it. Luckily they arent expensive from GSF with a 56% off code.
 
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