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Front brakes were apparently stripped down and cleaned last year when it had new discs and pads fitted. My car was in for service today and I was advised that the front brakes need to be stripped down and cleaned again.as the brakes and starting to bind (reason for the new discs and pads) The car has done approx 13K miles since last service.
Should a strip down and clean reasonably last more than a year? Are they coming it or was it a shonky strip and rebuild?
It was a main stealer service as part of plan.
B
Ime when your calipers start to stick on a car its new caliper time I cleaned up and freed off the rear brakes on jaynes golf in february - just went for its mot and had a new caliper fitted .
My mechanic wont even strip calipers dowN and clean up - says its the start of. A never ending cycle unless your going to do a total refurb with new seals and pistons and in which case its cheaper to buy a new caliper after labour.
I trust him- hes fixed my cars for the last 8 years and the familys for about 20 very very good prices - sometimes cheaper than i can buy parts for..... Dads schoolmate
I would agree with trail rat. For the price f a rebuild you may as well get new calipers.
Same here, seized calipers on my campervan = new caliper time. Not economic to strip and repair. About £120 a side for mine 🙁
To be fair to them they are only seeking £65 for the strip and clean for the pair.
Bruce
Ask what they are doing for 65 quid - sounds like they will clean caliper with wire brush to rid brake dust then pump out piston and putting dot or silicone grease on the piston to lube it - hence why it only lasts a year and must cost you a bomb in pads and disks !
What car and what age as id expect rears to sieze as the hand brake is attached and they are prone but wouldnt expect te fronts to sieze !
will quiz them tomorrow on what was done last year and what i'll get for my £65
CRV 2008
To be fair to them they are only seeking £65 for the strip and clean for the pair.
There's no saying they are even popping the piston out fully. Think it can be done so you pump the brake so the piston partly comes out and then lube the piston and repeat several times. I you're doing it yearly then a few years and you may as well have replaced calipers. If you're getting rid of the car thengo for the cheapest option but if you're keeping it then I would change the calipers.
I had a similar problem on my Accord with the rear brakes recently. Apparently it's a common fault that the inside of the brake hoses degrade and the crud gets caught behind the piston so it doesn't retract correctly. Not sure if the CRV has a similar issue on the front hoses?
In the end I bit the bullet and ordered two new calliper halves. I could have got new pistons and seals but the cost savings were outweighed by the extra time it would have taken.
Caliper rebuilds can be perfectly good if they're done right. If you're a cheap ass and skimp on replacement parts that are worn (only takes a SMIDGE of wear on sliding pins or pistons to seize a brake) or use the wrong lubes it will fail again very soon. Been there, done that, currently driving around on rebuilt calipers with no issues.
So yes it's perfectly possible to strip and rebuild a caliper and have it work (assuming it's not gone too far) but yes it's perfectly possible a rebuilt caliper will need re-doing a year later. And yes it's often, but not always, more financial sense to buy a new caliper.
Rebuilt calipers and cleaned calipers are two very different things though ,
Rebuilt the calipers with new pistons and seals on my landy and its fine .... The price of doing the same on the golf meant i wasnt fannying about and justhad new calipers fitted
Caliper service kit: £10-ish, depending on car
YouTube how to clean and rebuild calipers video: £0
I know what I'd be doing.