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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Philpy on 19 August 2006, 18:51

Title: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Philpy on 19 August 2006, 18:51

I'm getting my 87 16v ready for MOT,
One job was both rear brakes were binding.
I took them apart and sanded the rust off and applied some copper grease. I also wound the caliper back a little to make it easier to put it back together.
Got it all back together and the wheels spin freely  :cool:
Got the missus to push the brake pedel and they lock  :cool:
Tried the handbrake and neither wheels lock  :angry: There is next to no resistance at all? What have I done as the handrake worked fine before! The cable is still on both calipers and pulls the lever fine!

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 19 August 2006, 18:54

The rachet mechanism inside both calipers are probably buggared.
I don't think they can be repaired, so its probably time to change them.

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Philpy on 19 August 2006, 19:02

So did I break them some how?
They worked fine before, all I've done is wind the calipers back!

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 19 August 2006, 19:08

Did you disconnect the handbrake cables first?

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Dizzie on 19 August 2006, 19:10

mk2 calipers are known to seize. it's as much effort to rebuild them as it is just to swap to new ones. or even mk3 ones which are less prone to seizing due to internal handbrake mech.

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Philpy on 19 August 2006, 19:19

Quote from: audi100Quattro on 19 August 2006, 19:08

Did you disconnect the handbrake cables first?

No  :embarassed:
Didnt realise I had 2!

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 19 August 2006, 19:40

The rachet will be knackered then.
I learnt the hard way too, a few years ago  :embarassed:

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Dizzie on 19 August 2006, 19:52

I never disconnect the handbrake when winding calipers back in and all the ones I've done have had perfect working handbrakes afterwards...?

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 19 August 2006, 20:03

Thats strange, when i done this years ago, the handbrake stopped working as well. I assumed this was because there was a small amount of tension on the cable still when i wound the caliper in. All the workshop manuals say to remove the cable, so i assumed this is why.
Either way, its time for new calipers i'm afraid  :sad:

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: mix on 19 August 2006, 21:05

Is it just me or when coming to fixing calipers is seems like a wise thing to buy new one....

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Dizzie on 19 August 2006, 21:34

I asked my boss and he said he never disconnects the cables and he's never had a problem with the hardbrake after replacing pads and having to wind the caliper in...

I would advise changing them though rather than piss about trying to loosen them up.

I had a seized 1 on my edition one so I've bought 2 mk3 ones.

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 19 August 2006, 21:45

Maybe i didn't knacker my caliper on my passat after all  :grin:
Its strange how exactly the same thing happened to me though.
Cable connected or not, the self adjusting mechanism is knackered so buy some mk3 calipers  :cool:

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Philpy on 19 August 2006, 23:47

Its fu(king annoying as the caliper was fine, the actual pads had rusted up.
Ummm wheres the best pleace to get mk3 calipers?
Or is it time to break the damm thing?  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: rubjonny on 21 August 2006, 13:02

have you tried tightening the handbrake cables under the handbrake lever surround/gaitor?  Perhaps they're just too loose!

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Dizzie on 22 August 2006, 09:18

I just bought some mk3 calipers off iib3327
PM him

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Judderi on 25 August 2006, 09:53

Or look on ebay or go hunting in your local scrappy.

Title: Re: Rear brakes Help!!
Post by: Gambit on 25 August 2006, 10:40

are you sure the rachet was put back in correctly? hard to describe but if you've rotate the rachet round a bit and push it back in it wont work - needs to go in at a certain position