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Re: Stuck caliper on 1996 Paseo
On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:02:08 -0800, jtpryan wrote:
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> My son's Paseo has a stuck left front brake caliper from what he
> describes, wheel pulling, very hot to the touch, smell. Anyway, we're
> gonna pull the wheel and take a look at it tonight. Been awhile since I
> worked on brakes (1963 Austin Healey), but I assume the basics are the
> same (yes, the Healey has disks). Also, this is front wheel drive, so if
> I jack it up and put it in neutral, do I need to get both wheels off the
> ground to see if one turns freely? Second, if I pull the caliper off and
> pull the piston out is the fluid sealed beyond that or is fluid going to
> come out?
>
> And recommendations welcomed.
>
> Thank you,
> -Jim[/color]
Loosen the lug nuts and jack it up, with the car in neutral. Chances are
the slide is stuck. You can try and rework the slide. What I do is take
some emery cloth and run it over the pin, and then take a Dremel tool and
remove the rust from inside the caliper. This usually works, however, I
did have to replace one of the calipers on my Supra.
It's pretty easy, all in all...
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