I had new brakes fitted around a year ago. Recently the fronts have been sticking and getting very hot. What is the best to do. Get new calipers or is there something else I could do.
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Front Brakes Binding.
Started by Danny Sayer, Mar 15 2013 04:59 PM
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 05:01 PM
You could spend some time trying to free them up but personally I would just replace them.I had new brakes fitted around a year ago. Recently the fronts have been sticking and getting very hot. What is the best to do. Get new calipers or is there something else I could do.
I had a caliper seize on my mk1 focus, didn't realise until it wiped out the wheel bearing with the heat!
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 05:48 PM
Thanks. If it a hard job to replace calipers...
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 07:04 PM
Thanks. If it a hard job to replace calipers...
No its not a hard job but you will need some knowledge of the braking system, ie how to fit pads, bleed brakes.
If you do decide to change, get yourself a brake hose clamp - about a fiver. And you will need an assistant to help bleed the brakes also
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:28 PM
before changing the calipers check that its not another problem causing the binding like a collapsed flexi brake hose.
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Posted 15 March 2013 - 10:55 PM
They have only been sticking on and off. They are ok again now. Not sure what's going on.
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Posted 16 March 2013 - 02:34 AM
Sounds like the slides etc need greased up
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