How do you know when your caliper is seized? My rear passenger caliper was VERY hard to turn compared to the drivers side. It also seems to drag on the pads despite the parking brake cable being disconnected.

 

Hey man, best thing to do is drive your car around and when you stop, touch the wheel to see if ti is hot.

My rear driver's side caliper seized a few weeks ago. I was SOO bad that the brake pads started smoking and the wheel is too hot to touch.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AndyD &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey man, best thing to do is drive your car around and when you stop, touch the wheel to see if ti is hot.

My rear driver's side caliper seized a few weeks ago. I was SOO bad that the brake pads started smoking and the wheel is too hot to touch.</TD></TR></TABLE>
exactly... I was replacing my rear brake pads awhile back and couldn't get my new pads in because they had so much more pad to them than my old ones. If you have basic car knolege then I'd take it all of and see if you can mannually turn the piston on the caliper clockwise to move the piston bakc in. BTW you can NOT just use a clamp to do this, as ours are threaded in the rear.

I would also only do this if the brake is stuck on, becasue this will release the wheel. If it is truely seazed it will either not move at all( mine was hard and slow to move, but I got it eventually), or once you push the brakes again I assume it would stick. Good luck man

 

I was able to turn the caliper piston in using the special caliper tool I rented.
But it was very hard to turn and the pads still drag against the rotor still even though the parking brake is not hooked up.

I know its not the sliders because I greased them.

Is the caliper seized?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MechEng &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was able to turn the caliper piston in using the special caliper tool I rented.
But it was very hard to turn and the pads still drag against the rotor still even though the parking brake is not hooked up.

I know its not the sliders because I greased them.

Is the caliper seized?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Damn man, I have no idea what to tell you. I gues call up honda and tell them what you did and see what they say... good luck man,
BTW, where did you rent the special tool at?

 

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Is the caliper seized?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, I had the SAME problem.

You will need to get new/rebuilt calipers.

 

Stupid question, but you did use brake grease right?

 

I can't imagine that'd make the caliper hold tight.

From what I've seen, lift the car up in the air, put it in nuetral, and spin the wheels and see how they spin.

 

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Damn man, I have no idea what to tell you. I gues call up honda and tell them what you did and see what they say... good luck man,
BTW, where did you rent the special tool at?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I rented it at Canadian Tire.. doubt you would have them in the States.
Try Pep Boys. I had to pay for the tool $170 to rent it and as long as I brought
it back I got a full refund.

Without the tool there is no way I would have turned it.