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Rear Caliper Seize

Old Jul 1, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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so yeah its seized...the car has been driven on a daily basis, and for a while now i havent had my e-brake because it was just sucky, it wouldnt grab until the very top of its throw and if you were on a hill it didnt hold "well enough" to stop the car from moving. well when we looked under the holder/console we seen that the cables for the e-brake werent even. the pass. side brake line was still in the locked position, thats when we discovered the caliper was seized. now we have the caliper off and cant get it to go back in. any thoughts? I looked & searched for a DIY on the calipers but to no avail. I just wanna get them back on and I'll just take em somewheres to get done lol it cant cost that much, I just wanted my e-brake back.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:05 AM
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are your e-brake cables working? or they are seized up?
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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they work just fine the caliper is only releasing enough to let the wheel turn after you put the e-brake down. i need new rear calipers.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:39 AM
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You did try and reset the caliper, right? You need that cheap little 5 buck took that you use to turn the piston while you push it in.
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