Stuck rear calipers '89 200t FWD

[Fred Munro]

The rear pads will rust to the rotor if you leave the parking brake on and
the car out in the rain for a couple of days. The usual way of busting them
loose is to drive the car - the rear brakes will grind and growl until the
rust is worn off the rotor.
If you can't move the car under engine power, remove the caliper guide bolts
and remove the caliper. This will leave the caliper carriers over the rotor
with the pads inside the carrier. You will now be able to drive the pads off
the rotor and out of the carrier - with a hammer and chisel if nothing else
works. If you resort to the chisel method, you will of course need new pads
and perhaps new rotors.

You should have some mechanical skill if you are working on the brakes -
your life and the lives of others could depend on them! That being said,
brake work isn't rocket science - it's pretty basic but you have to pay
attention to detail.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Cecilio Cerdan
Sent: March 30, 2003 5:53 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Stuck rear calipers '89 200t FWD


Hi fellow listers,
My 200 has been sitting at the same parking spot since I couldn't start it
for a while (month and a half) and have had little time for repairs. I'm
waiting for my spring break to fix it. My apartment manager wants me to move
the car to another spot as they are repaving. Got my friends to push it...
and surprise!! it is like nailed to the floor. The parking brake was applied
all this time (big mistake, I know). So I've taken both rear wheels off and
found out that even lowering the lever the pads are badly stuck to the
rotors and the caliper as if all were one piece and they're all rusty. I've
tried to take the pads out following Bentley, but it is the 1st time I do
brakes and the bolts didn't move at all. My questions are 1.- Is there an
easy trick to get the rear wheels moving?  2.- How much it is reasonable to
pay at a shop for new rear calipers/rotors/pads? 3.-Should I try doing it
myself, or it is a real difficult task for a beginner?
Sorry for the long email-Thanks for your time and help.
Ceci Cerdan, Alexandria, KY
'89 200t FWD (waiting better times) 118000 miles
'85 BMW 318i (will be sent to the junkyard as soon as I can fix my Audi)

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