Dean-Dak Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 Do the rear calipers on starlets rewind the same way or is one clockwise and one anti clockwise??I have a 96 glanza if that makes any difference Quote
WallaceGlanza Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 Same way, both clockwise to wind in - I think! Quote
Dean-Dak Posted March 6, 2013 Author Posted March 6, 2013 Well looks like I've got a seized calliper then. Any tips for freeing them off Quote
morgey Posted March 6, 2013 Posted March 6, 2013 get the piston out clean up the piston and the area where the piston seats, replace he gaitor and if it needs it the o-ring where the piston sits. rebuild/seal kits can be had off of id-works td or camskills, along with pistons if yours is that bad. obviously after sorting it you will need to rebleed your brakes lol Quote
rmsnoel Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 I got my calipers honed and fitted oversized pistons from toyota. Great job and think it was 80pounds for everything. The circlip holding in the screw that the piston turns on can be a nightmare.Piston out, inspect the bore and make sure the big screw isnt damaged. Does anyone know what causes all the calipers to sieze. It was a bust boot water and rust on mine Quote
morgey Posted March 7, 2013 Posted March 7, 2013 I've just had a set of mine apart, sliders were solid.Out they came, cleaned them up, checked that they slid ok. greased with some high temperature bearing grease and assembled them, put them down for 5 minutes and the sliders had seized solid again. As you can imagine i was baffled. The grease isn't overly thick and they weren't rusty in the slightest? :s Quote
rmsnoel Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 @morgey most caliper sliders do that but I think they come good under braking. Did u have any trouble with the pistons or any other inner working? Quote
morgey Posted March 8, 2013 Posted March 8, 2013 Really? These took all my body weight on one slider and didn't move, all 15stone lol Did have a look at them today at work and its actually the rubber seal that they slide in so it must be these that they are locking up in. Might try some hi temp silocone grease on them see if that works better!Naa the rest came apart easily no issues with any of it, cleaned everything, greased it all and cleaned any grime or rust out of any of the seal and seal seating areas and put it back together. Its a lot smoother and easier on the handbrake arm than before which is good. Just these sliders that are causing me concern. Quote
rmsnoel Posted March 10, 2013 Posted March 10, 2013 The rubbers are just dust boots, the sliders run on something else in there. Copper ease might be the cure Quote
morgey Posted March 10, 2013 Posted March 10, 2013 Na theres nothing else in there the sliders are loose in the caliper (literally rattle around loose) until you put the seal in Quote
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