Brake caliper :o)

Hi,
Got a sticky brake caliper,l know that now because of help l have had from the great guys on this forum but l'm not sure what to do.l would like to buy a caliper from the BigJimny shop and get a mate of mine with all the tools to fit it,rather than a chap l have used for all of my vehicles who owns a garage and has already quoted £300.Firstly will the sticky brake problem be sorted with a new caliper,suppose it's a case of elimination.Like to do it myself but l would think you would have to bleed the brakes and l'm not sure how that works )

£300 is very expensive I had one seize up completely on mine 2 weeks ago, I had a new one fitted for £180 but he also fitted new disc and pads and rear shoe's at the same time which I supplied. he needs to bring his price down pal!!

PM sent! I could help.

Are you in oxford?

It is the calliper its self or the slider?

You'll not know until you take the calliper off but you don't want to buy a new calliper if it was just a slider that needed freeing up.

Kirkynut

Kirky is right. Both my front calipers were sticking and squealing. I changed the pads, polished the sliders and changed the discs as they were very scored. I put anti-squeal and brake grease in the right places. That solved the problem and a lot cheaper than changing calipers.
If the slider seals are going and water has got in it will corrode them. Doesn't take much as the movement is only a couple of mil either way.
Ray