1.6 Rear Calipers

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Donovan
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1.6 Rear Calipers

Post by Donovan » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:14 pm

Since I have shagged the 1.8 sport calipers (well one of them at least) I thought I would at least swap back to my 1.6 calipers, which only came off the car about 1 month ago after the last track day

Obviously I have done something to piss of the brake gods, because it seems that the pistons have seized in both of these. I cannot budge them for the life of me. I have had them disconnected from the brake lines, and the piston just will not budge, even with a bit of gentle persuasion with a hammer using an old pad sitting ontop of the piston.

Is there any other genius ways of getting the thing to budge?
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Post by Mad Kiwi » Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:39 pm

yep, call ross and ask him for a replacement. Can't be that dear.

No one wants them.... :lol:
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Post by Donovan » Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:12 am

Turns out not seized, just me being an idiot and having a spaz. 2low2c put me straight.

Don't push rear calipers in, take a 14mm bolt off the back of the caliper, and unwind the adjusting allen key screw for the hand brake, and the piston winds itself back in.
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Post by Growler » Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:43 pm

Donovan wrote:Turns out not seized, just me being an idiot and having a spaz. 2low2c put me straight.

Don't push rear calipers in, take a 14mm bolt off the back of the caliper, and unwind the adjusting allen key screw for the hand brake, and the piston winds itself back in.
2low2c beat me to it! And the rears ar way more expensive from a wrecker then the fronts. Its the rears that are more prone to seizing...
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Post by Angreal » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:02 pm

http://clubroadster.net/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=65545

I'm thinking that shipping wouldn't get here in time though..
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Post by Donovan » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:17 pm

Thanks, will follow up with him, but I am guessing these are just the normal 1.8 brakes and not the large sport brakes.
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Post by Angreal » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:21 pm

I think you're right actually. Stalked his profile and it said he had a 1997. Ah well, it was worth a shot I guess
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Post by harlansmart » Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:00 pm

Ha!

Bro quite funny, 2low2c just helped Nancy w/the silver UUBER car & it's own 1.6 rear calipers which were messed up due to my lack of just this knowledge.

Cheers 2low2c

Donovan wrote:just me being an idiot... 2low2c put me straight.
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