Paul372 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Hi i think my front passager side jap spec caliper is starting to seize it feels like its holding the car back and i get a bit of a juggering through the brake pedal, is there away of repairing the caliper instead of buying a new one and is it a easy job to do thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 is the disc warped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Toyota sell a refurb kit for the brake calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danger_supe Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 hi, if you do decide to replace it, i had a bit of trouble finding somewhere that would ship the caliper out without wanting the faulty caliper sent to them first. i found these guys on Ebay called Automotice Japanese Spares (http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Automotive-Japanese-Spares__W0QQ_armrsZ1) and got great service, they sent out a new caliper and was recieved the next working day and i shipped my one back to them to receive a £30 rebate. so was £150 delivered i think for the new caliper, and got £30 back when i returned the sticky one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatB Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Or you could try here http://www.brakediscs.org.uk/company.html Calipers only £87 and service kits only£15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgoo Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yeah, get a service kit and overhaul it. You probably have a warped disc aswell due to the caliper being seized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 (edited) Tis quite easy, remove caliper, Check to see if the piston in the caliper is seized by pushing it back in. Remove reservoir cap first. Secure the caliper so it can't hang on the brake line. Then remove the carrier (2 large bolts 17mm heads and lots of torque). Pull the two seized pins out using a vice then clean them all off, inspect the rubber boots and replace if shot. Check the little rubber grommets are intact on the pins. Clean out the holes in the carrier. Grease up (I use Red Rubber Grease) and assembly is the reverse of disassembly. Edited October 20, 2009 by Rob (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 It's MUCH more likely to be a seized slider pin or both pins, than a seized caliper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 It's MUCH more likely to be a seized slider pin or both pins, than a seized caliper. Yep. Are you seeing more and more of these in recent years Chris? The rears seem to be more prone to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yes, not just on Supras, pretty much every car with sliding calipers can have them seize solid or become stiff. The rears don't wear the pads as fast, so the caliper moves less over a given time frame, it also doesn't get as hot to dry out any moisture trapped in the sliders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul372 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 ok thanks guys i will check out the sliders first and let you know how i get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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