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[Drewomega]

Hi all! How easy is it to change a front brake caliper? My drivers side is seized and is causing a wobble and heating up the wheel. There does not seem to be a how to do in the maintenance section. TIA. 

[cam.in.head]

if you are just changing the actual caliper itself and you have an identical one ,then its only a case of removing pads and then the flexi hose (since you will have removed the sliding bolts anyway to remove pads)to be honest and only with my personal experience its not usually the caliper that seizes up (thou there will always be execptions)its usually those sliding pins that seize

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Undo flexi hose, undo two retaining bolts. Reverse procedure to refit.The bleed the brakes.

[terry paget]

Clamp the flexi hose to the caliper before you remove, fit new caliper, remove clamp and just bleed new caliper.

[atann]

if you are just changing the actual caliper itself and you have an identical one ,then its only a case of removing pads and then the flexi hose (since you will have removed the sliding bolts anyway to remove pads)to be honest and only with my personal experience its not usually the caliper that seizes up (thou there will always be execptions)its usually those sliding pins that seize

Hope you haven't got vented discs? Took a lot of hunting too find one for my rear caliper, which had locked on😀

[BazaJT]

I believe just about all front discs were vented[2L cars an exception?]so sourcing parts for the front are a totally different proposition to finding them for the cars with vented rears.

[frostbite]

Nope 2.0l had vented fronts, possibly the carlton  8v with solid

+1 on checking the sliding pins, my fronts before I put v6 calipers on had black sticky gunk on the pins, which stopped them from working properly

[berserkerboy]

if you are just changing the actual caliper itself and you have an identical one ,then its only a case of removing pads and then the flexi hose (since you will have removed the sliding bolts anyway to remove pads)to be honest and only with my personal experience its not usually the caliper that seizes up (thou there will always be execptions)its usually those sliding pins that seize

Check the sliding pins. Bet they're bone dry and sticking. Clean all the crud off. Get as much of the muck out of the slide as you can. Carb cleaner? Dry and then lube. This was the problem on mine.

[Drewomega]

Thanks guys! The actual piston is seized, so I have ordered another from Steve at Heathrow. 

[Bigron]

Not from personal experience, but I was told that lubricating the pins is NOT an application for Coppaslip, because it tends to compact in use and gives you the problem back - is that correct, oh wise Oofers?

Ron.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Although lighter in colour, coppaslip seems to be like Marmite. Some people wont have a word said against it, others wont touch the stuff.

[Bigron]

I'm happy enough to eat Marmite, Albs - but Coppaslip, nah! 

Ron.

[Shackeng]

Caliper seal kits are also available, such as here : https://brakeparts.co.uk/shop/VAUXHALL/OMEGA/01-04/OMEGA%202.6%20&%203.2%20V6%20inc%20ELITE/Front%20-%20Brake%20Calipers%20and%20Wheel%20Cylinders/BCK5719
I have used such successfully in the past to repair stuck calipers.

[Drewomega]

Thanks again guys! The problem is, I leave the car unused for months at a time when I am over there, so these and other problems do arise now and again. The caliper I obtained from Steve was a good price and free delivery.