calipers stuck ! help

[cracker21]

so i was changing pads, i had loosend the retaining bolts and take the dust sheild off but the calipers won't come off , they wobble but refuse to move more than that. have i missed a retaining clip or something , i checked my hanes and looked myself but the retaining bolts are all thats supposed to be there. its a 95 cl 1.8 golf any help appreciated

[db]

I assume you are using a brake caliper tool kit to compress the pins?



Here is an edmunds article that may outline a step you are missing:

http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/how...7/article.html

[cracker21]

nope , the link you added also said '' undo the caliper bolts and slide the caliper off'' which is where i'm stuck the sodding thing wont come off with force , sliding it off isn't an option. what would the tool do anyway ?

[db]

Originally Posted by cracker21

what would the tool do anyway ?

Compress the caliper so you can slide off.

[ItchyVR6]

Originally Posted by db

Compress the caliper so you can slide off.

Actually that tool is to compress the caliper after it's already off so you can install new pads. Maybe removing the caliper brakcet would help.

[cracker21]

i had thought that but hoping it wasn't needed as nothing i've read says it is necessary, ah well , anyway can't you just keep the old pads in and pry the pistons back ? i've always done that with my motorbike and it never caused a problems .

[halfofnothing]

that tool helps alot with the rears, but if you are doing the fronts all you really need is a big c-clamp...

[Cdn Bacon]

on my old Explorer (yes yes I drive a 93 Golf GL now, I've learned my lesson)

And both my calipers had seized. Get a c-clamp keep the old pads on and geive as much grip strength as you've got...us wd-wo, Jig-a-loo, anti-seize spray whatever...nail that thing with as much lub as you can, then squeeze them together. Make sure that once you have the pads off to put anti-seize on your pins for the next time..If I can do it on a Ford (notorious for seizing pins) then I can do it for any vehicle.

[Cdn Bacon]

BTW if you are replacing rotors as well? Hit the caliper with a hammer to loosen it and slide it off..Not knock it senseless but to give it a push.

[pnieuwla]

I did mine yesterday, and found that it can be a bit challenge to remove the caliper. You really should remove both bolts completely. But if you slacken the bolts, at a certain point they will stop. Now try to push and turn a little further back. This can be done by pusing the high metal ring surrounding the bolt. Bottom line: remove the bolts completely. Then, just ram them with a hammer.

[cracker21]

thanks buddy , i actually sorted it out back in january . it did take some carefull prying with a screwdriver to get those bolts out. once that happened it was easy.