Perywinkle Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Think I need a caliper repair kit for my a series, as the offside caliper doesn't seem to be backing off when the brake is realeased and I get a god awfull squeeling noise once you get a bit of heat in there (it stops when the pedal is depressed slightly) The haynes book reckons the seal in the piston bore should pull the pad back from the disc slightly, and when I turn the hub it does indeed rub on the pads a bit. Now the question is, are these calipers standard to the a series? As the previous owner rattled off a list of changes when I bought it. And can anyone recomend a good place top get caliper repair kits. Cheers Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 They look very similar to the calipers on the early B series Manta and Ascona. If so, it is probably a bit sticky. I got a repair kit for mine off ebay. stripped them and rebuilt, all fine now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perywinkle Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Well I took the pads off, they seemed quite glazed, and gave them a good sand. It's stopped squeeling at low speed with foot off pedal, but still squeels like a goodun when I brake with some heat in 'em :S might be the greenstuff pads. I checked the nearside, and that seems to be biting on the disc about the same as the offside with the wheels off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vauxsenb Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 My greenstuff pads squeel like a b'stard when hot as well, have they still got the foamy type backing on them where they make contact with the piston??? if not a smeer of copperslip or similer will help address the noise problem. Are your calipers the single piston type? if so they always were prone to sticking on their sliders moreso than the piston sticking, had to free mine off every year when putting it back on the road, a service kit will sort that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perywinkle Posted March 21, 2010 Author Share Posted March 21, 2010 Twin piston jobbies. they did have backing plates on them, but they came off and are now nestling in the bin lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manta400john Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Excessive play in hub maybe?? And as Colin said Greenstuff pads.... John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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