seizing or seized claiper on the front f my rado!

just had a drive to the olds and didnt notice anything wrong,on the way home i noticed a bit of a smell but assumed it was the sh*t box fiesta i was following,had to go back to olds coz i forgot something and when i got there the smell was there n worse,got out to see my drivers side smoking/steaming from the brakes by the look of it. felt the wheel and it was quite warm. is it shagged or does it just need some cleaning up do u reckon,doesnt seem to bad after a drive but im still gonna have to sort it!

Probably sticking sliders. Not a bad job to do - prob'ly find that with the pads out it'll free off easy as anything......

Jacko

As above m8 good clean up & lube + check the piston. PS those 280mm wont fit direct to ur valver without mods.

ahhh nice one falconer,worth a look incase! just seen a few parts that seem to say they were all the same really!? cheerz jacko i will get that done tomorrow,it free'd up after a little while but no harm in a good lubing!!lol

no mate the G60 has the 280mm upgrade to the valver. Can be modded to fit.

ahhhh furry muff mate,like the vr6 brakes my highline had,different from the other mk3s i had?!

I may have a suitable caliper in the shed if yours is fubar slim.

nice one tom! if i need it will give u a shout!

i have 280mm calipers for sale just so you know!

thanks mate,sussed it,out of suspicion how much is a set of the rubbers for the caliper? reckon a couple might be shagged!

is it rubber boots over the sliders im on about? i think mine might be a tad worn!

be cheap as mate

do they come with the kit?been on the bay n big red do a set for about £20 all in,just dont know if they are any good or whether they will be a tad cheap n go brittle?! anyone ever used anything from gsf like this?

that kit by Big Red on ebay is o.k mate

looks like it might be the only option atm or main stealers,volkspare's and gsf dont do em,so im running out of options!

may as well go for it mate ? Wouldnt think you get much cheaper.

think i will,altho i have sorted it out atm,will get the kit asap to re do the rubbers,reckon its only one slider boot thats caused it but its working so all good for now!

must be all that washing the rado ur doing siezed it up . :-)

lol u wouldnt guess id been washing it at all atm,what wiv new dents,dodgey paint,i really need to sort it!!!

bet your totally fecked off ! Sad when carnt leave ur car outside without a scrot wrecking it.

yeah it is annoying!! still in the future it might aswell get a respray,so im gonna start saving! not gonna be red!!!lol

Any joy with your brakes?

yeah they are broke lol! nah the caliper is sticking,tried to go to lincs sunday and it faded so bad i thought id give it a miss,got a new seal kit coming so they are getting rebuilt when the kit gets here,its a slider pin sticking coz of a dead boot so i will give it a caining when i do them!