brake caliper seized?

[alpha-dog]

i think my front driver side brake caliper is seized. scrapes when im going slow but only when the wheel turns a certain amount then you will hear it long scrapes with a pause inbetween, faster i go the scraping is short but more frequent.

i think the brake caliper has seized, does that description match it?

if so how hard is it to change a brake caliper? what tools would i need etc...

 

[frank]

the wheel will be getting hot if its sticking, have you checked the pads ?

 

[Guy]

Changing a caliper is 2 minutes work. Depends how confident you are bleeding it afterwards .

 

[alpha-dog]

the wheel will be getting hot if its sticking, have you checked the pads ?

mmm not too sure how to take the pads off to check. yeah wheel is warm enough after a drive, its on 13" steelies btw.

ive took the wheel off and inspected everything the other day it all looked fine. turned the hub and thats when i heard the scraping, so im assuming its the brake caliper but not too sure =\

Changing a caliper is 2 minutes work. Depends how confident you are bleeding it afterwards .

is bleeding nessary? lol, is there any special tools i need for taking off the caliper? like certain size sockets or anything?

 

[essexpunx]

I'd deffo check condition of the pads and disc first.

 

[Eliot]

is bleeding nessary? lol

It is if you want your brake to work!

 

[Daniel]

is bleeding nessary?

Yes, otherwise you won't have front brakes :laugh:

 

[alpha-dog]

came home from work, check the wheel and its not even warm or hot. how do i go about checking the pads?

 

[Daniel]

Check out the guide on Guy's website, under the "Brakes" section. First guide at the top of the page. Pretty quick/easy job to do, only need a handful of tools (Y)

 

[Guy]

Whip the wheel off and have a look, you need to see how much meat's between the backing plate on the pad and the disc:

 

[frank]

came home from work, check the wheel and its not even warm or hot.

it does,nt sound like its sticking then, maybe a wornout pad/metal to metal eh

 

[Daniel]

Whip the wheel off and have a look, you need to see how much meat's between the backing plate on the pad and the disc:

Mmmmmmmmmmm, vented discs and Green Stuff pads :grinning:

 

[alpha-dog]

thanks for the help

 

[alpha-dog]

just checked the brakes there and the disc is completely scraped its now "grooved" lol. what size spanner do i need to take apart the caliper to check the pads? ive narrowed it down to either 11 or 12 mm

 

[Daniel]

If the disc is grooved, it sounds like you might need new discs and pads

 

[frank]

12mm if its pads only, remove the bottom one and swing the caliper upwards

 

[alpha-dog]

If the disc is grooved, it sounds like you might need new discs and pads

cars supposed to have passed MOT two months ago =\

12mm if its pads only, remove the bottom one and swing the caliper upwards

thanks, i tried a 10 then a 13mm lol. ill buy a 12mm socket tomorrow

 

[sr20bud]

yeah most bolts on jap cars are 12 and 14mm lol

 

[Daniel]

cars supposed to have passed MOT two months ago =\

How long has it been since the discs and/or pads were last replaced, and are you heavy on the brakes at all, particularly for long periods of time? Because I've had my car pass an MOT, then 4 months later the discs were ####ed

 

[alpha-dog]

i try to use the brake as less as possible, i like to keep the car rolling and try not to stop.

 

[alpha-dog]

so i was driving this morning and the driver side brake was grinding like mad then there was no presure to the brake pedal. i pumped the brake and its working fine now without any sound (except for when im braking hard) also the presure in the brake pedal isnt as strong as it used to be either =\

 

[Dougyledds]

Im getting this problem now! sorry to revive this lol, driving last night and felt like i may aswell of had my brakes on all the time.. seemed to get worse after a very brake. both wheels at the front get to hot to touch!

meh

 

[AJC]

That sounds like calipers to me mate, there is a place on ebay that does recon calipers for 55 quid each with 15 quid rebate when you send in your old ones http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-MI...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a7cfcc698 used them for mine, quick delivery and they come in a nice gold colour