urgent! how do you unseize a brake caliper???

[ngwagon]

Just got home and checked out the lines and they are fine and heaps of slack.. Wonder why yours stretch tight?

[91Tourer]

Thanks for that guys!

[ngwagon]

Would it help to undo the metal bracket that holds the metal hose to the caliper?

[boganracing]

it probably would but i have been told not to do that. il have another look and see what i can do, thanks for having a look buddy now i know to look more into it

[ngwagon]

Yes prob not the best idea and only would be another 10 to 15mm.. Hope it's a simple fix for you mate..

[sigmare]

do you guys run disc or drum rear brakes?

[boganracing]

i have drum rear but want to convert to disc, because im over the automatic adjusters, they kept adjusting them selves till they lock on which makes it a pain to get the drums off to back them off abit, i just snapped the adjuster tab off untill i get discs

[gregboss260]

Do the gen2 disc brake diff housings fit gen1?

[ngwagon]

i have the drum rear and i took the self adjusters off.. My right rear drum got stuck on because of the adjuster came apart and the spring that holds the shoe on came off too and the drum was mega stuck on

[ngwagon]

how did you go with the break lines, get any more slack from them?

[boganracing]

havnt had a chance to look at it, been heaps busy with other things and when im not busy its raining im over the rain

[ngwagon]

hey mate have you fixed the prob? what if you changed back to the gen 1 lines? where they tight on full turn as well?

[boganracing]

wont be able to fix it anytime soon my timing belt snapped this moring and now i have 3 broken rocker arms and bent valves dont know what thwe pistons are like as 2 of the head bolts where already rounded off before i got to then, the timing belts isnt even that old, not happy

[ngwagon]

bloody hell... sory to hear that mate.. how did it break? do they just snap?

[boganracing]

yes timing belts give no warning when they break unlike a timing chain that will get rattly before they break, belts are ment to be changed every 100 000km but mine hasnt even done that yet