goat Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) good day all its been a long time... l'm visiting a a friend and naturaly her car needs work.... it's a 96 legacy l driver side brake caliper is stuck (has been for a while judging by the diferential wear on the pads don't have a shop at my disposal here -- how do l un-stick the piston? or do l just replace it? thanks goat Edited January 5, 2016 by goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarubrat Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 The simple way with the simplest tool set needed (and quickest too): replace caliper, pads, and rotor and be done with it. Who knows what wear issues you have with that rotor and you can probably buy a new one cheaper than getting it turned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 that's what l figured... prefer to rebuild things -- rather than just replace but not this time rotor looks fine... thanks goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 have you pysically taken it apart? it's usually the slides that are stuck - not the piston. clean and regrease the slides with high quality grease like SilGlyde, it's 100X better than the regular permatex stuff. if it's the piston you have a couple options: 1. unbolt the caliper from the caliper bracket pump the brake pedal...starting lightly then harder and see if you can get any piston movement via the hydraulic pressure of the brake system if it moves - then compress/extend/compress/extend 2. alternately you can just push the brake pedal until the piston comes all the way out of the caliper - fluid and all. then rebuild it - rebuild kits are like $3 - $10 and include a new seal for the piston. real simple. if the piston is rusty it'll need replaced 3. get another caliper. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 yeah l took it apart the slides are ok piston won't comprest... haven't tried pumping it out cuz this is the only car available for driving to the auto parts store... guess I'll buy a caliper and a rebuild kit return the one l don't use thanks goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 if something goes wonky you can drive the car with just the emergency/parking brake. CYA legal disclaimer - i don't recommend it because it's unsafe, probably illegal, etc. but i've done it a bunch of times - choose time of day and route appropriately and i haven't had a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goat Posted January 7, 2016 Author Share Posted January 7, 2016 gross Gary like your style done that before as well most notably in a school buss... but the car in question is at the top of a long and steep and rutted and windy dirt road and it's been raining for days... anyway -- l got the piston out and could have rebuilt it but the useless employes at the Mckrankin franchise couldn't find or didn't have a rebuild kit and the seal got damaged in the extraction so there's a new caliper on there (and the other side got its sliders greased -- which it needed badly) did l mention it was raining and l was in a dirt (that is mud) drive way what fun thanks for the help goat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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