i did some hard braking this past weekend, and i don't know what really happen, but i went out driving today and i heard some noise coming from my rear brake. (crx si. all disc)

so when i got home i touched all my wheels to fiqure out which one it was and my ******* wheel just about burnt my hand, so i fiqured out which on was "sticking" or locked up.

should i just check to see if the piston needs to be pushed back in or you think the whole caliper is trashed

 

I'm no brake expert but I'd definitely replace the whole caliper. Because 1) it froze and 2) all of that heat could of warped the caliper in a few places where it shouldn't be (cyl etc) Better to be safe than sorry.

 

just replace it... autozone sells em pretty cheap

 

its usually the sliders arent lubed pull it off and see what it looks like, rear calipers are expensive, it can also lock up when it reaches its limit of travel, if your pads are super low the piston might just be a little too far out to go back in properly

 

i had this happen to me and it was brake master cylinder.......one of the lines was clogged and ****..........upgraded to prelude si mast cyl

 

honda makes caliper rebuild kits, and you can probably also get them at napa. might be a *little* cheaper than buying a new caliper. and its 1 gasket. that is it.


Modified by sanimalp at 11:30 PM 7/28/2005