help with brake caliper problem please
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help with brake caliper problem please
hi guys right so my wheel was getting a bit hot the other day so ive taken the wheel off to investigate had brand new pads put on less than 12 months ago and the passenger side is down to bare metal it looks like the piston on the caliper was stuck down pressing the pad onto the disk and wore it out ive had the caliper off but cant get the piston to retract enuf to get some new discs in, im a bit stumped as the piston will move out with a few pumps of the brake pedal but wont go back in am i doing something wrong urgent help needed thanks
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I had a similar problem on an old Pug 205. One front brake caliper was binding on. I changed the caliper thinking it was siezed and it still did it. Turned out to be the flexi which had broken down inside and was acting like a one way valve. Might be worth taking your caliper off the hose to see if it can be compressed back. Might be nothing to do with it but just a thought.
Mike.
Mike.
NO PIES CAKES OR BEER LEFT IN THIS VAN OVERNIGHT.
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