pete23 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Well this weekend its been more expense.Pads, Discs, Bearing and Brake Hose! Having fitted them and trying to retract / wind the n/s rear caliper it turned out that it had seized, so on went a new caliper.However after short journeys the disc is getting seriously hot.Any ideas on how I can fix / solve this problem. I need my car for work and it currently undriveable.Oh and after fitting the brake hose (n/s rear) this brake only was blead.CheersPete Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 is the caliper new or 2nd hand?its a common fault with mk3 callipers Link to post Share on other sites
pete23 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 No the caliper is brand new! Everything was greased as it should be and reassembled with no problems. Link to post Share on other sites
philtvr 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Either hand brake not off properly or the fluid isn't returning out of the caliper, is the hose new may of collapsed inside? Link to post Share on other sites
pete23 0 Posted June 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 I felt it was best to replace the hose since the one fitted was starting to split and perish! As for the handbrake, I have slackened the cable off using the 10mm adjusters located under the rear ash tray. Link to post Share on other sites
pete23 0 Posted June 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 bump Link to post Share on other sites
pete23 0 Posted August 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2007 back to the top.... still geting hot!my local veedub specialist has looked over things but cant see anthing wrong, aprt from the obvious. HELP NEEDED Link to post Share on other sites
4mobora 0 Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 take it all apart again and chack the piston is not stuck etc also check cables and handbrake spring if it is the external one also look at slider pins then put back together making sure it is all correct imo did u wind the piston out till it comes close to pad and disc contact/clearence or just put the caliper on and pressed brake pedal Link to post Share on other sites
pete23 0 Posted August 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 It was a mate from Hadwins that fit them so I presume he will have wound the piston back in prior to replacing the caliper. Does this make a difference evem if you bleed the brakes after re-fitting? Whats the diffenece between doing this and just fitting then pressing the pedal? I still have this problem and it needs sorting. What should I be looking for on the slider pins out of curiosity?Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted August 29, 2007 Report Share Posted August 29, 2007 could be a bent slider pin making the pads hang up?, one of mine got some heat and hammer!!!! straightened out ok though :$ got a new one on order Link to post Share on other sites
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