d00gzy Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Ive been runnin about the odd day with a sticky rear caliper, sometimes it would be fine but other days it would make the brake disk quite hot! But ive finally got it sorted! Got the refurb kit from Toyota at £36 and was well worth it! It turns out dust seal had streched over the piston and bonded to it, not pretty, in the end the cause of the problem was a seized sliding pin (Which was also in a bit of a mess). Used a grinder to take all the crap off the sliding pin and piston now runs sweet as! Does anyone know the part number for the sliding pins as it would be nice to get new ones back in there (and the number for the piston itself?). Also on the look out for new pads as the heat has ruined them causing them to crumble a little, still really thick but not the best round the edges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnas78 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 HIya mate got to get mine done to, so this info be handy car seems to struggle to drive thinng could be the caliper causing this espacially when checking tyres the one feels very hot comapred to the other 3 . Nisar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00gzy Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 HIya mate got to get mine done to, so this info be handy car seems to struggle to drive thinng could be the caliper causing this espacially when checking tyres the one feels very hot comapred to the other 3 . Nisar theres a good chance this could be the problem then, better to get it sorted as you will go through brake pads like mad and end up screwing your disk too! The best way to tell is go a drive and spray some water on both disks and check to see if one is overly hot! For the price of the caliper overhaul kit, you will save money in the long run and save further damage to you braking components! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 I did a mates a couple of months ago, sticking on. This is what your piston should look like And this is a fooked one Where the rust stops and the fesculised bit starts is where it welded itself to the caliper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Had this happen to mine just after I got it, Mark at Phoenix sorted it for me as the piston was also knackered as above. If you think it may be an issue get it sorted otherwise you have a potential fire hazard through overheating.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00gzy Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 I did a mates a couple of months ago, sticking on. This is what your piston should look like http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/Swampy29/DSC00077.jpg And this is a fooked one http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j40/Swampy29/DSC00080.jpg Where the rust stops and the fesculised bit starts is where it welded itself to the caliper Glad my piston never looked like that, just had the dust seal stuck over it. Anyone know if you can get the piston itself from toyota? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razza Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 you can as I did (well Mark did), I can dig out the prices if you want? I think about £18 per piston maybe....can't quite remember Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00gzy Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Also does anyone know why the sliding pins are different? or is it just mine that are. The bottom pin had a groove at the bottom with a rubber round it. Just curious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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