Front right brake sticks intermittently
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Front right brake sticks intermittently
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?
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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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?
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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