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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #15 on: 02 July 2021, 16:06:33 »
Quote from: Andy B on 02 July 2021, 15:30:21
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 02 July 2021, 15:22:20
If it has cooked the hub, a new one is in your near future...

that thought had crossed my mind too ....  :-X
Also, if the bearing is failing that would heat the disc, which in turn, could effectively force the brake on by making the disc thicker as it expands.

Although you should hear that squealing away.
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #16 on: 02 July 2021, 16:11:02 »
So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads  :(
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #17 on: 02 July 2021, 16:16:28 »
Quote from: Andy B on 02 July 2021, 16:11:02
So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads  :(
What? Like the wife's Tena Lady?  ;D
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #18 on: 02 July 2021, 16:54:21 »
Quote from: STEMO on 02 July 2021, 16:16:28
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What? Like the wife's Tena Lady?  ;D

 :o :o :o :o ;D ;D
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #19 on: 02 July 2021, 17:15:54 »
Quote from: Andy B on 02 July 2021, 16:11:02
So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads  :(
Caliper it is then. Throwing a new hose on with it will add a tenner to the job, but not much else :y
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #20 on: 02 July 2021, 17:18:31 »
Quote from: Andy B on 02 July 2021, 16:54:21
Quote from: STEMO on 02 July 2021, 16:16:28
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What? Like the wife's Tena Lady?  ;D

 :o :o :o :o ;D ;D
Clearly life is different east of the Pennines...
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #21 on: 03 July 2021, 16:40:12 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 02 July 2021, 17:15:54
Quote from: Andy B on 02 July 2021, 16:11:02
So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads  :(
Caliper it is then. Throwing a new hose on with it will add a tenner to the job, but not much else :y

1st things first,when wheel is still binding crack open the bleed nipple,if wheel frees straight away its not caliper but either hose or abs modulator
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #22 on: 03 July 2021, 16:52:12 »
Quote from: henryd on 03 July 2021, 16:40:12
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 02 July 2021, 17:15:54
Quote from: Andy B on 02 July 2021, 16:11:02
So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads  :(
Caliper it is then. Throwing a new hose on with it will add a tenner to the job, but not much else :y

1st things first,when wheel is still binding crack open the bleed nipple,if wheel frees straight away its not caliper but either hose or abs modulator
There was minimal corrosion on the piston but I'd still to reconnect it to the car to push the bl**dy thing out enough to remove it. It all went together OK with a new piston, seal & dust cover .... All seemed well after a few miles test run  - I only stalled it a couple of times!  ::) ::)
Time will tell.

Perhaps I'm just used to working on bigger cars, but the flexy hoses look very slim  ::)
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #23 on: 04 July 2021, 20:16:17 »
I'm sure you'll all be relieved to hear that my daughter drove to the Scottish Highlands today without a problem!

I'd have preferred that she'd stayed local for a little while before driving 100s of miles .... but that's kids for you!  ;D
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #24 on: 04 July 2021, 20:40:13 »
Glad to hear she arrived safely and without problems.Job jobbed it would seem :y
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #25 on: 04 July 2021, 22:12:24 »
Quote from: BazaJT on 04 July 2021, 20:40:13
Glad to hear she arrived safely and without problems.Job jobbed it would seem :y

Thanks! Funny how even when your 'little girl' is 32 you still look out for them  :) :)
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #26 on: 04 July 2021, 22:15:17 »
Well done, Andy  :y
My mum still worries about me, and I'm older than 32.
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Re: seized caliper
« Reply #27 on: 04 July 2021, 22:25:57 »
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My mum still worries about me, and I'm older than 32.

Likewise ..... and I'm just about clinging onto my 50s  ;D
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