3800 Brake Caliper ???

[RynosGP]

Opps. Spelled Brake wrong in the subject

I've been having problems with my brakes. well mostly the right rear caliper. It seems to be sticking closed. It's like sometimes it will work fine but other times it won't. I can hear it dragging when I'm driving and there is a lot of break dust on the wheel. I've taken it apart and cleaned it. Well all of the bolts and cleaned them real well and relubed everything with brake caliper grease. Not the caliper itself. I've done this twice is the past 3 weeks to see if I can fix it. but nothing helps. Is it time for a caliper rebuild? If so how hard is it to do? Any special tools required? Thanks in advance for your help.

Thanks,
Ryan

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[alexgtp]

Go to any auto parts store.

Ask for a preloaded caliper. They will take yours as a core return.

I purchased one from Maverick autoparts in the city when mine sheared apart..!!

Let me know if you need any hellp tracking one down.

 

[RynosGP]

I saw those at the advance Auto Part by my house. and I saw unloaded ones too. What's the difference between the two besides about $50?

Thanks,
Ryan

 

[alexgtp]

loaded somes with the brake pads. direct bolt in..just bolt up to the bracket.
unloaded no pads so you need to remove the brake caliper pin bolts to add the pads..

For some reason buying the pads seperately was more expensive..LOL!!

 

[RynosGP]

Cool. Thanks. looks like I'll be hitting Advance tonight after work.

 

[Royalgtp]

Yeah, put what kinda shitty pads do you get?...

Those 9.99 ones that will squeal form the 1st day you put them on and coat your rims in thick black dust in 5 minutes???

Get rasbestos Ceramics pads. Quiet as all hell...well, never really heard them till I hit 30k miles on em and much, much less brake dust then semi metalic pads.

 

[RynosGP]

Would too much grease on the slider pins cause the calipers to stick?

Thanks,
Ryan