Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 09:10:54 -0500 From: Fred W <Malt_Houndnospamm-me-not*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 9-3 front brake caliper replacement faq, anyone?
MainerInMass wrote: > Caliper's frozen - from what I can tell it's affecting the inside of > the caliper, not the outside (as there is DEFINITELY a brake on in the > right front, and there's space between the outside pad & rotor). > Actually, if that wheel's brake is "on" but you see a space between the outer pad and rotor, that means that the caliper is frozen on it's guide pins *and* the piston is stuck inside its bore so that it is exerting force on the rotor. This sounds very odd to me. The normal failure mode is that the caliper is squeezing the rotor on both sides, still floating on the guide pins, but always exerting force on both sides of the rotor. You know, like after you hit the brakes the caliper's piston is not able to retract a little to ease off. If the caliper was only stuck on the guide pins the piston would still retract on the inside. -- -Fred W