Getrag Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Surely this cannot be coincidence? The 3rd and same caliper has started to bind and I'm getting really pissed off about it. Front drivers side seems to be jinxed. Is this anything to do with it being the closest to the master cylinder? Plus I now need another caliper, (see wanted lol). Any ideas so I can prevent this happening again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 New / refurbed or used? Just unlucky maybe. Laos does that one get left out at night facing the wind and rain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 The 2nd and 3rd one were bought 2nd hand off here, so I suppose its to be expected....maybe. Wind and rain plays no part where its parked. But 3 is surely something wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Is it definitely the caliper, or could it be the sliding bolts on the frame? I had what I thought was a binding rear caliper, but it turned out that one of the bolts had lost all the grease and was sticking - problem sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Take the pads out, refit the caliper to its pins and bolt up. Can you now slide it fully across, both ways, with the tip of your little finger? If not the sliders are goosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Thanks guys, good advice, will give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 Well just discussed this with my mechanic and told me he has heard of it before with the braided lines. The teflon inside braking, causing a one-way valve effectively and causing caliper to stay on. So just ordered some new lines and see if that fixes the problem. Another one to keep in mind guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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