adman Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 OK, there is abit of a stroy to this one, so bare with me please... Drove up home to Glasgow last week, done just over 300 miles without a problem. The next morning my ol' man wanted a spin so took him out but after 5 miles there was a funny "schreeching" noise coming from the rear brakes... after nursing her home and taking off the right rear tyre, I concluded I had a seized calliper and judging by the state of the inboard pad (there was no pad left!!) I thought it would be a good idea to change the discs and pads too. Soo, 400 quid later, I have all my bits and change the calliper without a fuss and bled the system fine. The discs on the other hand were a little bit more of a problem.... depsite using screw jacks and releasing the handbrake the discs had to be taken off using a 'tap-omoter' and the old 'hit it to feck' routine. Now, I did damage the handbrake shoe retaining spings but these were also replaced. Now the problem I have is that I feel the right rear (the same wheel where I changed the calliper) is still sticking, after driving back down from Glasgow and a few more trips, it still feels tight and I need a couple of hundred revs more to get her moving, plus the alloy could be used to fry eggs its so hot! When the wheel is in the air it is difficult to rotate, but when the pads are removed the wheel will spin freely, so its not handbrake shoes or bearings.. it seems like the pads are constantly rubbing on the disc.... Soooo, anyone got any ideas?!?! I've checked calliper bore dimensions and they are identicle, the new calliper works freely... brake bias possibley?!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethr Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 Since it's a new caliper, and the right wheel is harder to turn and hotter than the left..... Caliper sliders sticking? Flexible brake hose collapsed internally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adman Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 thinking of the collapsed internal brake line... how would this affect the movement of the caliper? I'm just thinking back when I changed the caliper, i tried to cramp the line (stupid idea, I know....) so just wondering if I have cause more damage than good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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