another problem

[darryl]

hi after finishing arb decided to have a look at front brakes when I took the wheel of passenger side spun quite freely but the drivers side is quite tight to spin then when I pushed the brake pedal the caliper would not release would this be slider pins issue?also my brake pedal travels about half way down before brakes start to slow the car pads are fine could it be just a case of bleeding them

thanks

 

[ste68blue]

i have just had a similar problem, except mine seemed to pull slightly to the right under hard braking.

I knew it wasnt the slider pins as they were cleaned and greased a few weeks ago so i suspected it was the pistons sticking slightly.

So i removed the calliper from the slider pins and sprayed some wd40 into the piston and seal and used a G clamp to push the piston back in, wound the G clamp back a little and worked the piston in and out a few times, reassembled and did the other side.

They work fine now and brakes nice and straight

Hope that helps?

 

[darryl]

i have just had a similar problem, except mine seemed to pull slightly to the right under hard braking.

I knew it wasnt the slider pins as they were cleaned and greased a few weeks ago so i suspected it was the pistons sticking slightly.

So i removed the calliper from the slider pins and sprayed some wd40 into the piston and seal and used a G clamp to push the piston back in, wound the G clamp back a little and worked the piston in and out a few times, reassembled and did the other side.

They work fine now and brakes nice and straight

Hope that helps?

thanks for that brakes past the mot today:thumb2 shame about the welding that needs doing