Stuck Caliper?

[GP1138]

Right, so I used my E-Brake a lot last week while my mom was out of town and I was parking in a driveway instead of on the street. I didn't like the load on the tranny, so I just used the EBrake.

 

So now I have a caliper that is sticking, driver side rear. It's getting really hot and the rotor is showing obvious wear. I decided to be a dumbass and stick my finger in there and burn the fuck out of my fingertip when I should have just spat on it like I did after I burned myself.

 

So what do I need to do? Can I wait till it cools and just run the piston in and out of it's bore? Do I need to just take the wheel off and loosen the E-Brake cable or something? Anyone have any wisdom?

 

The biggest thing I'm trying to avoid is bleeding the brakes. I absolutely hate doing it.

[94CutlassSLCoupe]

that and take the caliper off the pin on the adaptor and grease both of the slide pins.

[Darksyde]

I decided to be a dumbass and stick my finger in there and burn the fuck out of my fingertip

 

Your dumb.... Kinda like after a day of driving i bent over to wipe off my new exhaust tips, and felt like a knife through butter.....

[Darkness]

Happened on my old TGP one day. I used a big-ass screwdriver as a lever and moved the mechanical arm that the cable is attached to, to let the rotor go. Take a little bit of yoga to do it, but works.

 

Of course, in my case, the cables were loose once I released the brake, and it was just a corroded e-brake arm causing the problem.

[Pabz]

I use a hammer and long flat head screwdriver

[Crazy K]

You may not like bleeding brakes, but you should since it sounds like you may have boiled fluid! I like to do it with a buddy and make a mess on the ground. The scream PUSH and RELEASE method.

for those of you who haven't: fix it the only way it can be fixed... upgrade!

http://www.tpsgarage.com/TGP/brakes/rear_brake_upgrade.htm