help! drivers side front brake binding on

[dazraffan]

the brake piston does'nt seem to be relaxing enough to let the wheel spin freely ive checked all the pads and pushed the piston back in and pumped it back out
i was going to bleed the brakes but the the bleed nipple sheered off, so that will have to wait until tomorrow when get a stud extractor form work

what do you reckons is causing it could it be anything back down the brake circut

cheers daz

 

[Jim_RT]

Are the guide pins greased up nicely to allow the carrier to move easily? Perhaps they are causing it to stick on. Or am I thinking of the wrong part here. lol.

 

[dazraffan]

^^^^yes they are all sliding back and forwards ok

 

[Fred@BTM]

we've had a lot of 182's needing a new front caliper (passenger side is the most common for some reason)

 

[172cupwizard]

yeah mine rattles a bit sometimes! how much are they mate?

 

[Fred@BTM]

about £80 on exchange from us

 

[dazraffan]

so you rekon the caliper needs chaging do you fred

 

[Fred@BTM]

tried greasing the sliders yet?

 

[dazraffan]

yep they are ok