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calipers sticking ideas

Discussion in 'Stop, Drop & Roll' started by darkgamer1912, Oct 11, 2011.

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    so my front passenger caliper is sticking , the pads are worn down a lot more than the drivers side and when i stop there is a massive amout of heat coming off of them, also i get a constant steering wheel vibration when driving. what do u guys think i should do.

    replace the guide pins
    replace caliper with if i can find oem one or prob a cardone re-manufactured one
    replace brake lines

    or all of above

    i also had a question about the oem calipers does anyone else say toyota written on the top of the caliper cuz mine dont, and ive seen some pics of new oem ones that do. so im trying to figure if they have been swaped already once
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    I would start with checking the lines, then replacing the calipers, you mentioned wheel vibration which is there because your rotors have probably warped so get it re-surfaced.
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    I agree. New rotors or have them re-surfaced and start with brake lines.
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    i can def feel the caliper sticking if i let it roll its jurky and slows down much faster than normal u think its just the lines and not the caliper or should i just do both.
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    Lines first, and as stated above, if it's vibrating, the rotord are warped from the problems with the brakes, so those will need to be resurfaced or replaced.
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    If it stays like that for a while, it can damage the caliper.

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