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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 03:10 AM
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Hi Guys, new to the forum

I have a 2000 AP1, UK RHD

When i bought the car it drove fine with no brake related issues, parked the car up for about a month and noticed the front left brake sticking after a short drive

In the past few days i have changed to grooved rotors and EBC pads, slides on the pad holders greased and the pins are moving freely, put it all back together and after braking to firm up the pedal i now have the front right and rear left brakes stuck on...

Any ideas? is simply bleeding required in this instance or is it caliper rebuild time?

Thanks in advance
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 03:38 AM
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I've been on the same road. Front Right seized, took it apart, greased it etc and after 3 weeks it seized again.
Same with rear left. After that I did a complete rebuild with the original Honda Kit and its been almost 3 years with no issues

If you are interested, the part numbers are:

Front: 01463-S2A-000
Rear: 01473-S2A-000
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 04:27 AM
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What about the cylinder ?
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 09:49 AM
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I hope you didn't put the slide pins in backwards.
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 10:05 AM
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Any checks i can do on the master cyclinder?

I didnt remove the slide pins, just checked they were moving freely and not seized
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 10:48 AM
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is the caliper piston seized or the slide pins? if there was rust or dirt on the piston when you push it in to install the new pads it will damage the seal. causing the piston to seize and drag the pads
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Old Jun 4, 2015 | 05:21 PM
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Any chance you over-extended the caliper pistons with the pads out? Damaging the seals...
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 10:34 AM
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The slide pins are fine

The pistons themselves retract fine with the push back tools i have but stick on when driving

definately havent over extented the piston's
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by cleenyc99
is the caliper piston seized or the slide pins? if there was rust or dirt on the piston when you push it in to install the new pads it will damage the seal. causing the piston to seize and drag the pads


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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 05:34 PM
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if the slide pins are good u need to rebuild or replace the caliper. you can get the piston and seal on rockauto and rebuild them but if you don't feel comfortable doing it replace it. remember these are your brakes lol. I don't no of any shops that rebuild stock calipers. mostly due to the time involved and liability.
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