Hi everyone,
I have lost count of how many attempts I have made to tackle this issue in the last few weeks.
I first noticed a warm driver-side rear wheel, so I jacked up the car and driver side wheel wasn't spinning, pads and discs needed changing anyway- took out guide pins, cleaned off the dirt and regreased them (both rear sides). I then rewound the pistons (seemed easy after some initial force).
Closed brake fluid reservoir, turned car on, pumped breaks, test drive and still seemed seized. A few more attemps later of rewinding caliper, it seemed to be fine!
Few days later, noticed handbrake cable on passenger side was overstretched. Saw online that the handbrake arm mechanism can get seized- so I attempted to clean both sides which did the trick. I soon noticed without any pads or contact on caliper piston that when using the handbrake, the piston would only push out, and not retract. My first question is this normal?? And if i now use the handbrake will it only keep contact againt the pads and disc??
After both sides were done, it seems that both sides are now seized. Do I need new calipers? What did I do wrong, are they fixable??
All after that, driver side coil spring has now snapped and making a pronging sound. A job for another day
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Many thanks in advance
I have lost count of how many attempts I have made to tackle this issue in the last few weeks.
I first noticed a warm driver-side rear wheel, so I jacked up the car and driver side wheel wasn't spinning, pads and discs needed changing anyway- took out guide pins, cleaned off the dirt and regreased them (both rear sides). I then rewound the pistons (seemed easy after some initial force).
Closed brake fluid reservoir, turned car on, pumped breaks, test drive and still seemed seized. A few more attemps later of rewinding caliper, it seemed to be fine!
Few days later, noticed handbrake cable on passenger side was overstretched. Saw online that the handbrake arm mechanism can get seized- so I attempted to clean both sides which did the trick. I soon noticed without any pads or contact on caliper piston that when using the handbrake, the piston would only push out, and not retract. My first question is this normal?? And if i now use the handbrake will it only keep contact againt the pads and disc??
After both sides were done, it seems that both sides are now seized. Do I need new calipers? What did I do wrong, are they fixable??
All after that, driver side coil spring has now snapped and making a pronging sound. A job for another day
Many thanks in advance