Rear Brake Caliper Question

[choochoo 0]

My rear caliper on my car has give up. when i press the brake it works and dont retract and its binding all the time and eat a set of pads in a week. I was going to get a new one but my mate has some off a saxo and it looks simular , Any idea if it will fit??

 

Thanks

[Anthony 1,002]

Saxo ones are the same. Make sure it isn't a perished and collapsed brakeline causing the brake to bind though

[choochoo 0]

Ive checked the pipes and look fine, ive had the caliper off twice to put new pads in and i have to undo the bleed nipple to wind the caliper back in. some things not right with it some where .

Thanks for your reply

[j_turnell 134 3 Cars]

Could it not be a compensator problem? May be worth throwing on the saxo caliper and go from there.

[choochoo 0]

Yer i will do and see what happens . hopefully it is the caliper and not some thing else

[welshpug 1,646]

next time you try and wind the piston back in, crack off the union on the calliper side of the brake compensator.

[choochoo 0]

Do you mean undo the pipe