21-06-2012, 08:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 21-06-2012, 08:22 PM by daddyfixit.)
or the pads are sticking in the caliper, holding the pad against the dis= heating it up & binding
if one side of the disc is getting overheated then it will lead to a buckled disc---which you feel when braking.
remove the pads, see they are not rusted onto the carrier, then try pushing the piston back into the caliper slowly by levering against the disc. dont rush this bit you must push them slowly or risk flipping the master cylinder seals over and killing it !!!!
if the drivers side is a lot harder to push back than the passengers side; undo the caliper bleed nipple and then push the piston back into the caliper if it goes easy then suspect the brake flexy hose is blocked (just done 2 on a 53 plate corsa van) and replace the pair.
then fit the new pads and discs, dont drive like a tosser until they have bedded in and they will love you.
if one side of the disc is getting overheated then it will lead to a buckled disc---which you feel when braking.
remove the pads, see they are not rusted onto the carrier, then try pushing the piston back into the caliper slowly by levering against the disc. dont rush this bit you must push them slowly or risk flipping the master cylinder seals over and killing it !!!!
if the drivers side is a lot harder to push back than the passengers side; undo the caliper bleed nipple and then push the piston back into the caliper if it goes easy then suspect the brake flexy hose is blocked (just done 2 on a 53 plate corsa van) and replace the pair.
then fit the new pads and discs, dont drive like a tosser until they have bedded in and they will love you.