[Shotimes] rear calipers sticking

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

No, but the rear calipers bleed fine.  But I guess it still could
be the hoses.  There's a lot of pressure in them when bleeding,
but not much going the other way.  They could be swollen just
enough.  I planned on replacing the lines eventually.  May have
to do it sooner now.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.




"Paul Nimz" <niks@dialnetwork.com> wrote on 12/05/2003 10:06:40 AM:

> Have you changed the hoses?
> 
> Paul Nimz
> '97 TR
> '93 EG mtx
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:15 AM
> Subject: [Shotimes] rear calipers sticking
> 
> 
> > I've been having a problem with my rear calipers.  When I release the
> > parking brake, they want to stick for a while.  So much so that the 
car
> > won't roll down my driveway on its own.
> >
> > Both calipers are new NAPA units.  In fact, I replaced one of them
> > again because the replacement leaked around the piston.  The slide
> > pins should still be greased up good.  The cables were just replaced
> > last month.  The shop that did the cables played with the adjustment,
> > and they're convinced that the calipers are sticking.  They had the
> > cables adjusted so far out that when the pedal was released, there
> > was no tension on the caliper.  I'm convinced.
> >
> > This only happens when it is pretty cold out.  (of course, it's going 
to
> > start happening alot more now)  What are the odds that the calipers
> > are bad again?  Maybe a batch of calipers were remanned with too
> > tight of tolerance in the pistons?  Or, because it only does it when
> > it's cold, if the caliper housing and the piston were different 
materials,
> > they contract differently in the cold?  I thought I read where they 
can
> > have steel or phenolic pistons.  I won't know what I have until I take
> > them off again.
> >
> > So, anybody ever have this kind of problem before?  Any comments?
> > Constructive, that is.  ; )
> >
> >
> > Mike Wojton
> > Toledo, Ohio
> >
> > -'95 White MTX
> >    '96 Brake Upgrade
> >
> > Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
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