Binding Front Caliper

[trickywoo 0]

I've got a binding front bendix caliper which was new about 3 years ago (15k) the lines and flexible hoses were changed at the same time. The rubber seals on the piston and sliders look OK, the other brakes are OK.

 

From a search I see that the hoses are to blame most of the time but mine are new enough that I think it may be the sliders.

 

Can I regrease the sliders without removing the caliper? If not whats the best way of doing it? The Haynes joke book does not say how the sliders are retained in the caliper (unless they just pop out once the mounting bolts are removed?)

 

Any one have other ideas?

[Dixon 1]

I had a similar problem with mine, I just pulled the sliders for the calliper apart, gave them a wipe down etc and regreased them and have been perfectly fine sinse.

 

Really easy and straight forward to do once you've got them off and infront of you.

Edited March 7, 2007 by Dixon

[Faz85 0]

I think the jokebook says the Bendix caliper has to be removed to get at the sliding guides, but i guess it can probably be done without.

 

You need to unbolt the endplates from the guides and pull of the dust covers. I think your right on the money with the sliding guide suspicion , I had a similar problem with mine (Girling caliper), due to the dust covers being split, causing dirt contamination. You can get rebuild kits for them, with new dust covers, but if they arent too far gone you could just grease them up and replace.

 

BrakeParts UK -- For Rebuild Kit

 

HTH

 

Faz

Edited March 7, 2007 by Faz85

[trickywoo 0]

Thanks chaps.

 

I've had calipers off before but the sliders on the bendix one look different to what I've seen before.

 

Does anyone have any tips for removal?

[taylorspug 7]

Also maybe try taking the pads out and wiorking the caliper piston over its full range of movement. Did this with a caliper that was binding a while back (needed a quick fix!), and combined with rebleeding the brakes it seemed to work fine and the problem never returned.