Digitalchaos
Registered User
I have been having a problem with my rear brake periodically locking up. Sometimes it will simply not fully disengauge and slightly increase temperature, and at one point it dragged long enough to heat the rotor orange.
I immediately thought the caliper pins might have been frozen, so I checked them yesterday. Both boots were intact and the pins were adequately lubricated, moving freely.
After seeing this, I reassembled. There was a firmer feeling in the brake pedal after this, and the parking brake worked much better.
What else could cause the brake to freeze? Could the piston inside the caliper be locking up and not disengauging completely when the hydralic pressure is released?
If it is the caliper, what aftermarket upgrades are available for the rear (stock size rotors)?
Thanks everyone!
I immediately thought the caliper pins might have been frozen, so I checked them yesterday. Both boots were intact and the pins were adequately lubricated, moving freely.
After seeing this, I reassembled. There was a firmer feeling in the brake pedal after this, and the parking brake worked much better.
What else could cause the brake to freeze? Could the piston inside the caliper be locking up and not disengauging completely when the hydralic pressure is released?
If it is the caliper, what aftermarket upgrades are available for the rear (stock size rotors)?
Thanks everyone!