Seized Caliper Piston

What to do? Am I stuck buying a new caliper?
Any options on rebuilt ones?
Thanks for all the help guys. It's brake time on the 4th gen and its being a bitch.

92RustBucket wrote:What to do? Am I stuck buying a new caliper?
Any options on rebuilt ones?
Thanks for all the help guys. It's brake time on the 4th gen and its being a bitch.

If you can't un-seize it, can't squeeze it, you must fork out cash and appease it.

Is it the rear that is seized? Cause you need to spin if and compress it at the same time.

^^ +1 to Sparky's suggestion. Otherwise a rebuilt one only cost me about $30 I think? From a place in scarborough, but the name is on TMEC. I'll rack my brain...

It is the rear one.
How is one supposed to spin it? pliers?

30 bucks doesn't seem too bad at all. If you can remember the place renny that would be awesome. I'm heading to Scarborough tomorrow anyways.

Yes, you spin it with pliers, or a piston tool. The rear piston has to be turned in, not just pressed in.

I can't remember the name of the place... arggg.... Vab knows as well. Maybe give him a call?

u can get the tool at canadian tire for like 10 bucks or so, then just attach it to ur rachet and get to it

How about for the front ones? Do they just go back in with some force?

yeah the fronts go back in easily with the caliper copressor tool ( you can get this at princess auto for cheap, or some channel locks but with the second method use the old brake pad over the piston so that you do not damage it with the teeth of the channel locks.

Thanks guys
Guess I'll be making a pitstop at princess auto.
Friday is brake day.

Midland Caliper.... yellowpage or google it.

it's really close to KC

Thanks Vab. Did you mean Midwest Caliper at Midland and Lawrence?

Shaun, gimme a call if you need help tomorrow day time, I may be in the area.

I have this same issue. Methinks i won't be able to unsieze it. Looks to have been siezed for a while now.

Borrowed the caliper tool from parts source and it went back in just fine