glanza.jack Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Driving home last night and a deer ran out in front of me so i hit the brakes fairly hard and from then on the front left caliper has been getting stuck on. I have taken the caliper off and looked at the pads and that but im no mechanic so couldnt work out the problem. Any ideas???? Quote
ryan lang Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 probably a corroded piston, i had the same problem on the same side lol Quote
glanza.jack Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 probably a corroded piston, i had the same problem on the same side lolWill i be needing a new caliper? Quote
Keri-WMS Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Are all the bolts tight, and not sheared? Ie could the caliper be moving?I had a guy turn up for me to look at upgrading his brakes and one of the front carriers had a stripped bolt!Other than that the classic one is sticky sliders, and rust buildup under the pad retaining clips. Quote
glanza.jack Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 Are all the bolts tight, and not sheared? Ie could the caliper be moving?I had a guy turn up for me to look at upgrading his brakes and one of the front carriers had a stripped bolt!Other than that the classic one is sticky sliders, and rust buildup under the pad retaining clips.Well one of my bolts had sheared the thread off but i fixed that problem so it was kinda lucky my brakes did jam. Could it be a good idea to check for rust and wire brush it if there is? Quote
Keri-WMS Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Well one of my bolts had sheared the thread off but i fixed that problem so it was kinda lucky my brakes did jam. Could it be a good idea to check for rust and wire brush it if there is?How did you fix the sheared bolt? The rust will be thick scale, I scrape it off with a chisel normally (or blast them, protecting the threads and sliders ). Quote
LeeG Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 take caliper off carrier but leave hose attached get sumone to pump brake pedal till piston is moving out then push piston back in and repeat this methohed a good 10 times then reattach the caliper, wheel back on then take for drive to see if it fixes it if not then new caliper. Quote
glanza.jack Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 How did you fix the sheared bolt? The rust will be thick scale, I scrape it off with a chisel normally (or blast them, protecting the threads and sliders ).Only half the threads were missing so i used a helicoil kit to rethread inside of the caliper then used a slightly bigger bolt, worked perfect! Quote
glanza.jack Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 Thank you for everyones help, i will go give it a try now! Quote
Keri-WMS Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 Only half the threads were missing so i used a helicoil kit to rethread inside of the caliper then used a slightly bigger bolt, worked perfect! Fair enough, I asked as the bolts are a funny thread (metric fine) so you'd need to match it normally - doesn't apply to your fix though, unless by bigger you mean longer? Quote
glanza.jack Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 ok just got the caliper off and when the brake pedal was pushed the caliper doesnt move but i can easily move it by hand...? does this mean the piston has broken? Quote
Keri-WMS Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 ok just got the caliper off and when the brake pedal was pushed the caliper doesnt move but i can easily move it by hand...? does this mean the piston has broken?You can push the piston in by hand but it doesn't come back out when you press the pedal? = normally a failure in the brake lines/flexi's or the master cyl. Quote
Nanglebadger Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 for reference, this has been noted as one of the few recurring issues with Starlets, mine did the exact same thing, front left caliper seized, had to get a replacement off a breaker. sorry to be the one to bring shitty news, but thought it was worth mentioning that this has happened to a few folk, i can only think of literally one or two, but it has been noted.hope u get sorted ASAP.Phil. Quote
ryan lang Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 mine was so bad at 1 point i had to accelerate down hill, and the paint of the pads caught fire lol,ive changed the piston and took the sliders out and gave them a brush with some wire wool, and replaced the piston bout 17 quid from toyota, make sure you grease the sliders before you put them back in and check the rubber gaitors for tears, this is most likely what wrong with it, if the rubber gaitors are torn get some new 1s of them because it will keep happening.instead of bleeding the whole system we bent the pipe in half and clamped up the pipe to stop the fluid coming out.my dad used to make brakes for a living so unless your sure about clamping up the pipe id deffo bleed them properly once its done Quote
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