Re: Brake calipers sticking

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 1 Jun 2005 Roguev8@xxxxxxx wrote:

> I've been reading the posts on the Matador brake caliper problem, and I have a similar one. My '67 Rogue was an original 4 piston disc brake car, and several years ago I replaced that setup with the big 3" single piston jobs from a '75 Matador. Ever since then, the front calipers seem to hang up. I just installed new calipers and pads, the brake hoses are good, and the master cylinder was done and resleeved a few years ago. It's the original 4 piston master cylinder. Anyone have any ideas?

Yeah, with the wheel off, turn the rotor and bonk the caliper back
and forth with a rubber mallet. If you can adjust the position of
the caliper so that it doesn't drag, it's just sticking on the
caliper brackets.  Remove, file, sand, smooth the surfaces, a
little bit of grease (mostly to keep water out). Maybe the wedge
lock is too tight...