Hi, 88 FC < new guy

[RobXcore]

Dunno if anyone still looking at this. .
 
I\'ll post elsewhere if not.
I\'m afterrrrr, one of the retaining bolts off the brake calipers. Well actually probably a whole caliper if anyone has uprated and has an old one lying around?!
 
I had to cut one of the slid bolts to get the pads out since it was seized on, so had to improvise by cutting up some bolts and \'making\' one. but its not soo great.
Then find that the inside pistons on the caliper are seized, so we tried to compress them, and pushed in some pads an reassembled to see the result. When bleeding them through (BTW IS THERE a correct order for this?)  LOL
 
So we get it bled through, and pressure, fine, start it up get the pressure all right, touch the pedal .. to the floor, nothing, kept bleeding em through still nothing, so while pumping, the \'seized\' caliper moves like hell compensating for the seized pistons. and all the other calipers dont feel like there even twitching, prob just ancient lol. .
 
:S Stumped truly!!! had good strong brake pedal before, now nothing.
only wanted to change pads over :/
 
helppp ?!
any local guys free tomo fancy helping out ... will kill a day.
 
I\'ll get some pics up of my \'bodgee it slide bolt thing\'
 
first attempt was an old screw driver but it didnt work.
 
Sooo
 
-Brake bleeding order?
-Anyone with spare parts?
-OR least a retaining/slide bolt?
---any idea\'s on a CHEAP fix i\'m pulled tight skint already lol. and HAVE to cancel celica insurance/cash in tax before next week or 2..  ahaaa
 
CHEEEERS

[L18M]

cant help with mechanical stuff.. but \'speedline imports\' is breaking an fc and has calipers for sale £30 i think.. n quite a few others being broken.

http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58365&page=5
or
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59256

else if u \'want\' sth then best to post in wanted section

[RobXcore]

cheers, yea, will do, should have searched really
 
just half assing it lol. was really getting used to driving the fc too, though just read somethin on bleeding the clutch :S though my clutch still works fine, we didnt bleed so maybe this has clogged my system, will be trying a fullll bleed tomo.
 
hate bleeding brakes, and have NO support, so its a one man job not going to work i believe ahaaa. will create a pressure bleeder i believe..

[Skifledanabit]

Nice to see another FC roaming the streets of the UK, I would come and give you a hand but Derby is quite a way from Essex, the idle issue I\'m pretty sure can be sorted out with a look in the haynes manual, if not do a little search on here for running rich or idle adjustment, hope to see you at a show or two soon.

BTW, how are you trying to unsieze the piston? WD40 and a g-clamp, may not be the most professional way but it usually gets the job done for the time being.

[RobXcore]

Yep, Gclamp was a fail tho, we only managed to move the pistons slightly just enough room to get the pad in. its not going to budge.

[Brett]

Do one side of the caliper at a time... leave the pad in the side you are not doing.
Use a block or a tyre lever to hold one piston in place, get a friend to pump the deal until the \'free\' piston move out by about 15mm.  Lift the rubber carefully and spray a healthy amount of lubricant in there.  Push the piston back in using the lever, repeat the process until the piston moves nicely.

Repeat as above for all 8 front pistons...never failed me yet.

If the rubbers are shot and the pistons corroded then I\'d replace the callipers... I think Dubber91 on here is breaking an EGi at the moment.

(Callipers are the same from EGi to TII as well)

:wave

[RobXcore]

Yea, theres NO chance of freeing the seized pistons LOL they are truly stuck.
So i just want to get some pressure so i can atleast stop for the next feww weeks to month :p til payday to be more precise. aha.

[TiddlesRX7]

I thought you had to screw the pistons in to change the pads? It worked for me. I tried a clamp and failed to move it.

[RobXcore]

I changed the pads by sliding out the old ones after removing the slide pins ? ? (on front) only toook the caliper off because it was siezed.. Though how do you screw the pistons?!

[Brett]

The rear callipers wind out and in, the fronts are the traditional sliding piston type.

(You think the fronts have been fun..wait until you start on the rears...)

[h20490]

Just get some grips and turn the piston, Honda rear calipers (crx) are the same. dont push them if you do you can ruin the threading.
 
Ash

[RobXcore]

:S you sure they thread?! because 2 of the pistons pushed in by hand with very minimal resistance?  :s well confused now.

[Skifledanabit]

the fronts should jut push in, the rears screw in, just to clear up any possible confusion

[RobXcore]

lol thanks. Havent even made it to the rears yet, strugggling too much tryin to condition this caliper.

[TiddlesRX7]

I\'ll have a set of fronts for sale soon if you still need them.