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Refurbed calliper still binding - MY95 - 12-12-2015
So, had a calliper binding on for ages now even though its been refurbed with seals and piston, and a new flexi and main brake pipe from calliper. Pads and discs fine and free of gunk/dust in usual places, wheel bearing fine too. Any ideas? I know that my brake servo possibly has a leak somewhere as the pedal goes hard at idle after a few pumps. Doesn't give off much heat with a heavy enough braking session but just doesn't spin much at all!
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - Toms306 - 12-12-2015
Can only be the MC left after changing everything else!?
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - Ben_w - 12-12-2015
Take the pipe off at the caliper and Gert a mate to press the pedal, see what happens....
Plenty of fluid out and all appearing normal, its gonna be the caliper. Anything else, its gonna be mc
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - MY95 - 12-12-2015
That's what I was thinking Tom! Hope not as they aren't cheap though.
Will try that, cheers Ben!
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - Stef205 - 12-12-2015
check your stub axle to see if its bent slightly had this a few times
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - Poodle - 12-12-2015
Are the pads and sliders well greased? Often find that just giving everything a clean and regrease can fix the issue.
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - MY95 - 13-12-2015
Yes Poodle I always keep on top of the sliders and the pads are all good :
Dont think its stub axle as one side is a bit worse than other and at first one side was binding on and the other was spinning very freely.
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - MY95 - 13-12-2015
So, don't think its MC as the rear brakes are spinning freely, so guessing that's MC out of the equation?
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - Poodle - 13-12-2015
Are the sliders all straight? Erm, struggling for many more ideas tbh, perhaps flush the fluid if it's old.
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - MY95 - 13-12-2015
Sliders straight and all fine and fluid is only about a month old.
So defo not MC because of the above?
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - Toms306 - 13-12-2015
Scrap the car and buy another one...
On a serious note, is there any possibility that the ABS pump could have an internal fault that's restricting the flow through that?
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - MY95 - 13-12-2015
Have been tempted Tom
Naa aha.
No issues with anything ABS related Tom
RE: Refurbed calliper still binding - Poodle - 14-12-2015
It is possible yeah, although pretty unusual. Just trying to exhaust the other, much cheaper options first lol. There's usually a light accompanying the problem, but not always...