wanted: 1.6 rear calipers ... does anyone refurbish them?

[shaneh]

my handbrake never worked. cable is intact and pulling the lever on the back of the caliper but
doesnt lock the wheels no matter how much i adjust it.
got some used calipers and theyre the same.
anyone have some for cheap or able to fix them?

[shaneh]

bump

[stag76]

hi there,ive had the same problem a while back,its the cam in the caliper seizes up,and you think its all moving but it isnt.

i had to soke in deisel,and put in new seal kits.
p.s,i see you said you got another set of calipers?

ive just driven a mx5 home from naas with no rear calipers! pipes just pinched off.

if your selling a pair of them ill take a pair.

thanks jay

[shaneh]

thanks for that .. how do i get to the cam to oil it or free it up?
id give you my old calipers but the fella i baught mine off wanted my old ones along with cash so
there gone

[stag76]

inject diesel into the mechanism,and pop out piston,and undo the cerclip to free cam unit.

a dam,you let the calipers go.

ill keep looking

jay

[Steve]

remove the bolt shown below (well... it has been removed in the pic ), then use an allen key (4mm I think) to turn the cam or remove the adjuster, dropping some oil in here usually does the trick for me.



This is what the adjuster in the hole looks like :


Have had 2 MX5s where the piston has been pushed out like you do with the front calipers, this strips the adjuster.

[shaneh]

thanks for that.
ive been adjusting them before but they dont seem to move much .. might put
the car in the shed and try this now though.
cheers

[shaneh]

bump ... still looking for these

[haydn itr]

i have 2 rear 1.6 calipers if ur interested just took them off my car as i upgraded to biiger calipers. they were working perfect my handbrake was also only working on one side but it was the cable not the caliper u defo check the cable?

[shaneh]

thanks but i got a set already .. just need t i thinko adjust the handbrake at the adjuster on the caliper
i think and theyl be perfect

[stag76]

hi haydnitr,id be intrested in those calipers ,been looking for a while for a pair.

let me know.

jason