Front right brake sticks intermittently

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Front right brake sticks intermittently

Post by authentic » Tue Jan 07, 2014 1:41 pm

So my brake likes to stay engaged slightly after I've applied a normal amount of pressure to the brakes. When I leave the car off for a short while, it will 'unstick' and be back to normal. Also, I find that if I brake hard a few times in rapid succession it will unstick itself.

Does this problem sound familiar to anyone? Or shall I just go ahead and pull apart the calliper, and clean it etc?

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Post by WideOpenThrottle » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:04 pm

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Post by authentic » Tue Jan 07, 2014 2:29 pm

Sweet thanks for that.

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Post by marcellarius » Tue Jan 07, 2014 3:13 pm

Use a grease with a high melting point ;)

I have a tub of copper grease (Penrite Copper Eze) that I've used on my calipers, you can also get greases specifically designed for brakes.. (Permatex make one, I think I got some from Repco at some point)

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Post by warrior » Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:36 am

It will be your slider pins. Give them a light sand and then apqly a good slider pin grease. Do all four brakes, its not a hard or big job. I do mine once a year
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Post by authentic » Thu Jan 09, 2014 5:29 pm

Just had a look at the slider pins and they seem fine, but I bought some Penrite Copper grease anyway as I may as well do them while its apart.

It turns out that the outside pad has been wearing at an angle. The small metal piece on the edge of the pad that slides against the small metal pieces on the caliper had broken off on one side (the thicker side of the uneven pad). Those little metal bits I'm talking about are the pieces 'floating' next to #6 on WideOpenThrottle's image. They probably have a name but you know what I mean.

So I've got a new set of pads, but they didn't come with any of those metal pieces. I'm assuming Repco would stock those as well?

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Post by SLYDIT » Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:06 am

Only place to get those is the dealer. I think one of the U.S vendors does a kit with those and the anti rattle clips in it.
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