Refurbishing Rear brakes

by **MX5Steve** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 6:56 +0000

anyone know of an online guide to refurbishing brakes.
having trouble doin the rears, piston is jammed.
Grainger says it should just "tip out" pure boll***...... :lol:

Thanks

by **mx5ash** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 8:52 +0000

This any good to you.
http://www.miata.net/garage/brakepad.html

by **MX5Steve** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 8:55 +0000

thanks ash. nah no good.

I think there probably just too old, pat gave them to me when I bought the car, but I have a leak on the drivers side rear and I thought I would try and refurb one before i removed the leaking one.

I think its just corroded and jammed :cry:

no bother

by **mx5ash** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 9:13 +0000

I had the same issue, know way would the top pivot come apart. it was pivoting but at the end that shouldn't be if you get me. Ended up getting a refurbed one from autolink.

by **Fergus** » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:48 +0000

Mx5Parts also do a refurbed/exchanged one for £75.95......
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... cts_id/380

Or just get a second hand pair from a 1.8 from SniffyDog.co.uk !

by **sspecdave** » Tue, 15 Jul 2008 6:26 +0000

coughlanstephen wrote:thanks ash. nah no good.

I think there probably just too old, pat gave them to me when I bought the car, but I have a leak on the drivers side rear and I thought I would try and refurb one before i removed the leaking one.

I think its just corroded and jammed
no bother

Steve . Drop them up and we will have a go as i refurbished my front /rear ones last year with new seals and pistons and was'nt to big a job.
Might need some hydraulic pressure to push out the pistons :?:

by **MX5Steve** » Tue, 15 Jul 2008 8:53 +0000

thanks dave,

let me know when your free! dont want to be botherin ye

by **Steve** » Wed, 16 Jul 2008 9:01 +0000

you did try using the adjuster thats under the bolt on the back of the caliper yeah? (only the rears have this adjuster..)

by **MX5Steve** » Wed, 16 Jul 2008 9:41 +0000

yeah everything has been removed!

by **pheunos** » Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:20 +0000

I fixed one of mine at the strart of the week. My piston was seized too so I re-attached the caliper to the car, removed the pads and pumped the brake pedal to use the hydraulic pressure to push the pison out onto the floor.

It was pretty corroded so I soaked it in coke overnight, gave it a good scrub with a wirebrush and it came out like new. Put it all back together with new axiss pads and bled the system - good as new!

by **leamyj** » Thu, 17 Jul 2008 1:12 +0000

Another little known use of the white powder :lol:

John


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	Author Message Refurbishing Rear brakes by MX5Steve » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 6:56 +0000 anyone know of an online guide to refurbishing brakes. having trouble doin the rears, piston is jammed. Grainger says it should just "tip out" pure boll*...... Thanks MX5Steve Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by mx5ash » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 8:52 +0000 This any good to you. http://www.miata.net/garage/brakepad.html http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3099765 "When I make a key the on position and push the button, an engine works" mx5ash * Posts: 2234 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:34 +0000 Location: Dungarvan, Co Waterford Top by MX5Steve » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 8:55 +0000 thanks ash. nah no good. I think there probably just too old, pat gave them to me when I bought the car, but I have a leak on the drivers side rear and I thought I would try and refurb one before i removed the leaking one. I think its just corroded and jammed no bother MX5Steve Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by mx5ash » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 9:13 +0000 I had the same issue, know way would the top pivot come apart. it was pivoting but at the end that shouldn't be if you get me. Ended up getting a refurbed one from autolink. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3099765 "When I make a key the on position and push the button, an engine works" mx5ash * Posts: 2234 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:34 +0000 Location: Dungarvan, Co Waterford Top by Fergus » Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:48 +0000 Mx5Parts also do a refurbed/exchanged one for £75.95...... http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... cts_id/380 Or just get a second hand pair from a 1.8 from SniffyDog.co.uk ! Fergus * Posts: 1912 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 5:53 +0000 Location: Ireland Top by sspecdave » Tue, 15 Jul 2008 6:26 +0000 coughlanstephen wrote:thanks ash. nah no good. I think there probably just too old, pat gave them to me when I bought the car, but I have a leak on the drivers side rear and I thought I would try and refurb one before i removed the leaking one. I think its just corroded and jammed no bother Steve . Drop them up and we will have a go as i refurbished my front /rear ones last year with new seals and pistons and was'nt to big a job. Might need some hydraulic pressure to push out the pistons sspecdave * Posts: 278 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 7:08 +0000 Location: Waterford Top by MX5Steve » Tue, 15 Jul 2008 8:53 +0000 thanks dave, let me know when your free! dont want to be botherin ye MX5Steve ** Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by Steve » Wed, 16 Jul 2008 9:01 +0000 you did try using the adjuster thats under the bolt on the back of the caliper yeah? (only the rears have this adjuster..) Steve Site Admin Posts: 5537 Joined: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:16 +0000 Top by MX5Steve » Wed, 16 Jul 2008 9:41 +0000 yeah everything has been removed! MX5Steve Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by pheunos** » Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:20 +0000 I fixed one of mine at the strart of the week. My piston was seized too so I re-attached the caliper to the car, removed the pads and pumped the brake pedal to use the hydraulic pressure to push the pison out onto the floor. It was pretty corroded so I soaked it in coke overnight, gave it a good scrub with a wirebrush and it came out like new. Put it all back together with new axiss pads and bled the system - good as new! pheunos * Posts: 8 Joined: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 3:46 +0000 Location: Co. Down Top by leamyj » Thu, 17 Jul 2008 1:12 +0000 Another little known use of the white powder John leamyj *** Posts: 5230 Joined: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 2:19 +0000 Location:** kildare Top


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