feck_on_a_stick Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 My front passenger-side piston has seized I had hoped it was something simple that was sticking so removed the caliper to clean and grease the clips and ends of the pads. The caliper was a little tricky getting off and once I removed it I discovered that the piston was stuck out. I serviced the rest of the bits and pieces and now can't get the caliper back on as the piston is out too far. Any thoughts on how I can get it to move back in again? Even temporarily until I can get it to a mechanics? I don't have the right tools or knowhow to take the caliper off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 feck_on_a_stick Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Thanks everyone. I'm gonna leave it at a mechanic friends on Monday, although if he has time I'd like him to go through bleeding the brakes with me as it's something I've wanted to learn. Thanks Dave for the offer of the calipers. It's going for its MOT on Tuesday so let's hope it's a simple enough fix but I'll get back to you if I need the calipers off you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Krzys Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Did you get to the bottom of this? @feck_on_a_stick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Krzys Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Cheers for the update dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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My front passenger-side piston has seized
I had hoped it was something simple that was sticking so removed the caliper to clean and grease the clips and ends of the pads.
The caliper was a little tricky getting off and once I removed it I discovered that the piston was stuck out.
I serviced the rest of the bits and pieces and now can't get the caliper back on as the piston is out too far.
Any thoughts on how I can get it to move back in again? Even temporarily until I can get it to a mechanics?
I don't have the right tools or knowhow to take the caliper off
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