[s-cars] Rear Calipers Seized My Day

[J. Khang]

"Brian Powell" <powellb at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, I now suffer from the dreaded rear caliper
> seize. I removed the spring, popped out the cam,
> cleaned it, lubed it, pushed it in, popped it out 
> numerous times. I can turn it with my hand; however,
> once I engage/disengage the emergency brake, it
> still won't release.
>
> I can reach up there, turn it slightly (about 1mm)
> with my finger and then it is released; however, the
> spring can't seem to get it that extra 1mm. The e-
> brake cable seems loose enough.

Brian,

I located replacement EPDM seals and had both sides
rebuilt by my mechanic but the LHS caliper still would
not release properly. Close inspection revealed that
the 10mm shoulder-bolt that locks the cam in place was
stopping the cam before it released the calipers.

I don't know whether the guy who serviced the caliper
did it wrong or not (maybe the corrosion damage was
just too bad) but I didn't want to redo the job so I
just removed the bolt. The cam stays in place just
fine and the calipers release correctly.

Jonathan


		
___________________________________________________________ 
Yahoo! Photos – NEW, now offering a quality print service from just 7p a photo http://uk.photos.yahoo.com