Giugiaro Brakes
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Anyone with any advise regarding freeing up a sticking brake caliper? My car ('87 G Turbo HC) is pulling slightly to the left under braking.....As its only a summer sunday car and has done about 500 miles only in the last three years (!) I'm sure the offside brake caliper needs freeing up......The easy alternative would be to give it a damn good blast for 100 miles or so but as the car is currently SORN (I've a private road to my house to 'test'
every now and again). I'm guessing I can turn the caliper pistons in and out and lube with copper grease for the best results?
every now and again). I'm guessing I can turn the caliper pistons in and out and lube with copper grease for the best results?
the brake caliper is a hydraulic cylinder.. i dont know if your does but single piston calipers have pins that they slide on.
If it is sticking then either the pins need to be cleaned ( read disassembled ) and lubricated or the piston needs to be cleaned of corrosion etc.......
there is no easy trick , some use may free it up temporarily and work for a while but the corrosion and dirt and lack of lubrication is not going to go away by a miracle.
sometimes you can get lucky and work the piston in and out of the caliper several times and clear it up but at that point you will need a brake fluid change anyway..
I say learn to do it yourself or bend over and go to a repair shop and tell them " I have a Lotus and i dont even know how the brakes work? " "Fix it please....."
hehe Bruce
If it is sticking then either the pins need to be cleaned ( read disassembled ) and lubricated or the piston needs to be cleaned of corrosion etc.......
there is no easy trick , some use may free it up temporarily and work for a while but the corrosion and dirt and lack of lubrication is not going to go away by a miracle.
sometimes you can get lucky and work the piston in and out of the caliper several times and clear it up but at that point you will need a brake fluid change anyway..
I say learn to do it yourself or bend over and go to a repair shop and tell them " I have a Lotus and i dont even know how the brakes work? " "Fix it please....."
hehe Bruce
not sure I said grease anywhere... my car has 4 piston calipers so there are no guide pins, if that car has single piston calipers then there are guide pins that require lubrication.
Most calipers can be dealt with at home if they are not left too long without maintenance.
THere are some jobs that require a lot of skill and experiece, in my opinion brakes is not one of them.. People are wary because of the safetly issue, but technically it is not hard to do.
There are plenty of web sites with information on this, just google it.
Bruce
Most calipers can be dealt with at home if they are not left too long without maintenance.
THere are some jobs that require a lot of skill and experiece, in my opinion brakes is not one of them.. People are wary because of the safetly issue, but technically it is not hard to do.
There are plenty of web sites with information on this, just google it.
Bruce
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