passenger brake locked on!

[-KarL-]

was on my way home and my passenger brake decides to just lock on lucky i was just pulling into my street!

ive jacked it up and the wheels doesnt move at all but the drivers side is fine :S

anyone know what this could be? as im clueless :dapprove:

cheers!

 

[oz_clio]

brake master cylinder?!

 

[-KarL-]

brake master cylinder?!

i havent got a clue lol

why would it lock just 1 brake tho? :S

 

[oz_clio]

ill be honest with you i dont have a clue either! a quick search on google came up with that possibility, sorry mate! but yeah it is strange just to have 1 brake lock

 

[-J-]

Seized caliper possibly?

Strip the caliper off and see if there is any movement in the caliper piston.

 

[bmh.01]

This the rear drum or the front disc?

 

[-KarL-]

This the rear drum or the front disc?

front disc

 

[bmh.01]

Can you get the caliper off, make sure its the brake? Then you can see if you can get any movement on the piston if it is.

 

[-KarL-]

Can you get the caliper off, make sure its the brake? Then you can see if you can get any movement on the piston if it is.

waiting for a friend to come round as i dont have any tools here

 

[Mark One]

that is fooking weird

Sounds like something is jammed in there (like a stick in the spokes of your bike )
I don't see how it could jam on?
Were you braking when it stuck on?

 

[-KarL-]

problem solved 1 of the bolts has gone holding the capilar on!! :S

and i could loosen the other 1 off by hand!

what type of bolts do they use?

 

[bmh.01]

What the caliper to carrier bolts?

 

[-KarL-]

What the caliper to carrier bolts?

think so :S

i dont really know 1's right at the back holding the whole thing on?

 

[bmh.01]

13mm ones or the bigger ones that bolt the carrier to the hub? You'll want proper bolts for them anyway imo, so it'll be a renault job.

 

[-KarL-]

they are quite short im usless when it come to this stuff

can you buy them in 1's ? and are they going to be ££ or they quite cheap

 

[-KarL-]

is there a part number for it? and will they have them in as i need my car tmoz

 

[bmh.01]

Doubt they'll have them in, can get you a part number. Yours is a 1.2 8v isn't it? Or is it the 16v?

 

[-KarL-]

Doubt they'll have them in, can get you a part number. Yours is a 1.2 8v isn't it? Or is it the 16v?

its the 16v been down today and orderd 1, guy didnt have a clue what part i needed took him 10 mins to find it

 

[bmh.01]

Lets hope its the right one then! lol

 

[Gumby]

Doubt they'll have them in, can get you a part number. Yours is a 1.2 8v isn't it? Or is it the 16v?

its the 16v been down today and orderd 1, guy didnt have a clue what part i needed took him 10 mins to find it

Random question, but what size are your discs?

 

[bmh.01]

Well if its the small one (caliper to carrier bolt) and part number 77 01 020 243 then your ok, the big one (carrier to hub bolt) is 77 03 101 617.

 

[bmh.01]

its the 16v been down today and orderd 1, guy didnt have a clue what part i needed took him 10 mins to find it

Random question, but what size are your discs?

They should be 259mm with Valver/Williams lucas calipers. All 16v Mk2s used the same setup.

 

[Gumby]

Random question, but what size are your discs?

They should be 259mm with Valver/Williams lucas calipers. All 16v Mk2s used the same setup.

Cheers

 

[-KarL-]

Renault are great and orderd the wrong part !!!

whcih is the right part number above for the 1 i need?

took some pics..