[Shotimes] anyone have a recommended rear brake caliper source/brand?

[Dave Kegel]

Have you ruled out frozen slider pins, sticky e-brake cable, or a clogged
rubber brake hose?  These are all more likely your problem than the caliper
itself being bad.

The rear calipers cannot have the pistons forced in with a C-clamp like the
fronts.  They have to be rotated and "screwed" back in, with pressure
applied.  If you open the bleeder on the caliper when doing this it will
help.

Dave Kegel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Keller" <unterhausen@yahoo.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: September 01, 2003 11:33 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] anyone have a recommended rear brake caliper
source/brand?


> My right rear brake caliper is dragging, and I have
> come to the conclusion that I need a new one
> (apparently, if you try to force the caliper back in
> with a giant c-clamp it can mess up the caliper, not
> saying that I have ever done such a thing).  The NAPA
> brake pads and rotors were a vast improvement over
> stock, so I am inclined to buy their caliper.
> Eric "who let that engineer have a wrench" Keller
>
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