frozen caliper
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How is it frozen up?
I only mention, because I just did the brakes on my Civic, and the calipers were frozen in the sense that it took a BFH to pivot them up and down on the top slider.
BUT.... they seem to move in and out on the slider just fine, because the car brakes excellently; no pulling to one side, no overheating brakes, nothing.
I'm just saying, just because it's hard to swivel the things doesn't necessarily mean they won't move back and forth.
Sorry if this is bad info, just what I've seen on my Honda lol. My RX-7 has always been all slick and lubed up, never had that problem
I only mention, because I just did the brakes on my Civic, and the calipers were frozen in the sense that it took a BFH to pivot them up and down on the top slider.
BUT.... they seem to move in and out on the slider just fine, because the car brakes excellently; no pulling to one side, no overheating brakes, nothing.
I'm just saying, just because it's hard to swivel the things doesn't necessarily mean they won't move back and forth.
Sorry if this is bad info, just what I've seen on my Honda lol. My RX-7 has always been all slick and lubed up, never had that problem
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Originally posted by jeremy
yeah the piston is stuck. supposedly bryce hammered it in once before.
yeah the piston is stuck. supposedly bryce hammered it in once before.
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I rebuilt both my front calipers when I put them on a while back because they wouldn't slide either. The kit is cheap and it's easy to do. To get the old one out, just use a blow nozzle that has a rubber tip. Stick it in the bleed valve hole and blast that bitch. Careful, the pistons should shoot out pretty damn hard.