nearside brake is stuck!!

[saxovtrcrazy]

hiya my nearside brake is very very hard to moce it seems its stuck on something ive taken everything apart and wire brushed it down but still no diffrence, i think its the mechegmisn wen i press the brake sticking on, how would i reslove this problem your comments would be very appreciated

[saxovtrcrazy]

hiya my nearside brake is very very hard to moce it seems its stuck on something ive taken everything apart and wire brushed it down but still no diffrence, i think its the mechegmisn wen i press the brake sticking on, how would i reslove this problem your comments would be very appreciated

i mean brake disk is hard to move by the way

[BLUE_DEVIL]

The disk is hard to move (spin)?

[saxovtrcrazy]

yes mate
even wen the handbrake is off lol obviously.
you know what it could be mate

[citroenaxgtr]

right i guess its the back disk you are talking about when you mention handbrake?..
try heating the caliper up avoiding heating any pipes or plastic parts!.

[BLUE_DEVIL]

right i guess its the back disk you are talking about when you mention handbrake?..
try heating the caliper up avoiding heating any pipes or plastic parts!.
Dude me thinks he means the front. No mention of the HAND break.

[saxovtrcrazy]

thanx gtr ill try that tmoz, what should i use as i dnt no what sort of heat ur talking about ( temperiture wise)

[saxovtrcrazy]

sorry im not good at explaining it is the rear disk lol, wehat should i heat it up with?? the caliper i mean????

[BLUE_DEVIL]

If the brake is sticking on check your caliper is free to move in an out. Best way to check is jack car up, remove wheel. Unbolt caliper from hub. Hang Caliper fron Suspension Spring (coathanger wire). Press brake peddle. Check Caliper piston rubber seal for splits/leaks. If ok remove the brake fluid resevoir cap (to release pressure) and push caliper piston (slowly, so as not to spill brake fluid)back into the caliper. Refit as reverse.

[BLUE_DEVIL]

If it is thre rear disk yhen the caliper piston has a cross+ shape. Best way to push it in is to (remove Brake fluid level cap as previous post)and "screw" it in. It does work an I was surprised how easy it was.

[saxovtrcrazy]

cheers mate
the lil seal was actually off wen i took the wheel off to look, ill do the breake fluid thing tmoz. is it the lil black cap thing behind the calipers, the little tiny 1

[saxovtrcrazy]

dnt worry u mean in the engine bay lol,

[BLUE_DEVIL]

Rember to realign the + on the caliper piston so that the - shape on the rear pads sits in the groovy baby yeah!

[citroenaxgtr]

If the brake is sticking on check your caliper is free to move in an out. Best way to check is jack car up, remove wheel. Unbolt caliper from hub. Hang Caliper fron Suspension Spring (coathanger wire). Press brake peddle. Check Caliper piston rubber seal for splits/leaks. If ok remove the brake fluid resevoir cap (to release pressure) and push caliper piston (slowly, so as not to spill brake fluid)back into the caliper. Refit as reverse.
you have got it all wrong!.
1, there was a mention of the handbrake! "even when the handbrake is on.lol"
2, you dont remove the resevoir cap to stop pressure, you risk the chance of popping the master cylinder that way. the correct way is to losen the bleed nipple to avoid damage!. you will need to bleed the brakes afterwards though!.

[BLUE_DEVIL]

right i guess its the back disk you are talking about when you mention handbrake?..
try heating the caliper up avoiding heating any pipes or plastic parts!.

[saxovtrcrazy]

do you wreckon thats whats causing the sticking, just the brkes need bleeding, only the 1 wheel at the back sticks smileys/smiley13.gif

[BLUE_DEVIL]

if you remove the cap it's easier to push the piston back in. Trust me Haynes is wrong I love my VTR an i wouldn't give advice if it was wrong.

[saxovtrcrazy]

even if i fo this wen i press the brakes its going to stick on again isn't it???

[BLUE_DEVIL]

Yeah if it's just the 1 caliper. Rubber has a tendancy to perrish. It could be the caliper rubber. The caliper is pushed out (when the brake is applied) and should return when released. If noy the seal has been compromised (split/hole). Replace it. you should be able to get a caliper repair kit (got one, one time for my Orion). Hope this helps. smileys/smiley17.gif

[saxovtrcrazy]

cheers for all your help guys

[citroenaxgtr]

sounds to me like the caliper has seized!. this happens once the rubber has perished and dirt and water gets onto the shafts the caliper slides back and forth on!.
if it seizes you get the stuck caliper!. i did this on my mates car a few weeks ago, i had to heat the caliper up and tap it back and forth til it began to budge!.
once it starts to move get some wd40 onto the shaft it slides on being careful not to get too much of it on the disks!. if it does get on the disks give them a wipe with a cloth soaked in parafin!.

[citroenaxgtr]

sorry im not good at explaining it is the rear disk lol, wehat should i heat it up with?? the caliper i mean????
use a blow torch!.