me11jh

Went to change my pads the other day and couldn't get the rear, near side piston to go back. Took the car to honda who said the caliper had siezed, they freed this and fitted the pads for me.

Today, I come in from a short run and I can smell hot brakes, even though I hadn't been driving quickly. A quick inspection of the near side rear wheel and I had found the problem, extreme heat coming off the disk, all other disks were of normal temperature. This looks to me as though the caliper has siezed again.

Has anyone had a similar experience? Does anyone know the approximate cost of getting this repaired?

The Boy Wonder

happened to me, try a breaker for a newer/less miles travelled one

Nick Graves

If you are mechamically competent, you could dismantle the caliper, carefully clean the components with fine emery paper, if they're pitted.

Normally, it's the handbrake pin that passes through the back pf the caliper, which is the problem, not the piston itself.

Lubricating the external (not brake fluid side!) bits of the mechanism with copper-ease should prevent re-occurrence.

Obviously, don't do this if you dunno how to bleed brakes, etc - it's a bit safety-critical!

AquilaEagle

Get one from a breaker - but don't pay more than

Bettarn

I know sticky brake calipers are pretty common.

My near side rear is sticking (again). I managed to free to before by winding it in and out. But it was pretty tough (compared to the good one) and a bit chobbled by the time I'd finished!

So the options are:

1) Rebuild it with a new seal kit. Anyone done this for a rear caliper? Easy? I can imagine struggling to get the piston out with no air.

2) Replace with used one from breakers (100 quid for the caliper) and do it myself (or get Honda to do it - it's cold out!).

3) Sod it all and get Honda to fit a new one...... 350 quid!!

Any opinions appreciated. Anyone got a decent caliper knocking around?

Cheers!

simonprelude

I went down the breaker's route.

Have got rebuild kits if you are interested in purchasing one though ??

Bettarn

Thanks very much folks.

I'm fine with getting oily, having driven old Triumphs every day for years! Ironically I thought I'd escaped this now!

Can you suggest a breaker - 40 quid is a lot better than the 100 (75+vat+del.) I got through findapart?!

May take it off and get local motor factors to refurb it.

Bettarn

Sorry folks - managed to reply to wrong thread. Asking exactly the same questions myself!

simonprelude

Think the breakers have cottoned onto the more valuable parts of the S2000, can't see

AquilaEagle

There is a list of decent breakers at the top of the For Sale and Wanted section