It appears my rear brakes have seized on, I can hear them rubbing and feel very hot after driving. I have a UK turbo 2000.
Is there an easy fix for this or do i have to take it to a garage?
I have searched the forum for previous threads but couldn't find any.
Does anybody know a link to a guide on a DIY job?
Any advise is appreciated thanks.

 

could be the handbrake shoes. Iv got the same problem. Sticks like red hot brandnew pads.

 

I'm liking that idea, thanks for the reply. Should be able to sort that myself. Cheers

 

Hi mate i have a 2000 uk turbo aswell and mine done this in January - took out the piston refurbed ect then worked fine untill last month same diagnosis as yours and eventually had to buy a new caliper.

Hope this helps

Scott

 

Oh ok.. well I'll strip n clean first and see how it goes. Thanks for reply bud.

 

It's probably the calipers more than a handbrake problem , it might just be the sliders , you can remove these quite easily , there are tow bolts around the back of the calipers holding the hydraulic part of the caliper to the caliper carriers , remove these 2 bolts and lift the caliper out of the way , and take out the sliders , these just pull out , they should move freely , if not clean them up , if need be hand turn a drill bit in the holes in the carriers to clean them out , re-grease them and fit them back in.

Check that the pads haven't got stuck in place , clean off around the ends of the pads , and where they sit in the carriers , if these are corroded in place it might cause these problems.

The last thing it could be , which is more involved if you don't know what your doing , it could be the caliper piston corroded or seized , you could get someone to pump the pedal gently to get the piston to come out of the caliper some of the way , peel back the seal and check it out , if its just caked in dust or muck , you could clean them gently with some WD40 and a scouring pad , they should move back into the calipers fairly easily , if not then they really need to be taken out , checked , replaced if they are rusty , and the top lip in the bore of the calipers cleaned off of any rust or muck.

I have made some stainless steel pistons for these that don't rust if you do need a piston , can also supply seal kits , or even recondition your caliper

Cheers Ian
01656 723060

 

ian has given you some great advice there ....

Also i can totally recommend ians work should you decide to send them in to him for the full works ....

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i know this is nothing to do with the question above, i have just bought my first scooby its a 1995 wrx import and am looking for an exhaust i have come across one but its for a 1997 model will it fit??? any help would be great thanks

 

welcome to the club fella .... your best bet is to post this question up in a thread of its own. Im sure you'll get a quicker answer that way!