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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: catlin_cava on October 12, 2010, 10:55:29 am

Title: sticking rear brakes
Post by: catlin_cava on October 12, 2010, 10:55:29 am

My rear brake calipers keep sticking on my MK4, its not dragging the wheel but it causes friction and it is grabbing some. I loosen the cable from inside a bit and it was working great then I used the brakes some and its sticking again.

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: Vincent Waldon on October 12, 2010, 12:21:22 pm

Assuming the issue is not a sticking e-brake cable this is a very common problem with this caliper design and the only fix is to replace 'em... they are not repairable, once they start to stick.   :'(

If you poke around the MK4 forum on the Vortex you'll find tons of rants.  ;)

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: catlin_cava on October 12, 2010, 01:36:44 pm

Thanks for the Quick reply, Its been buggin us for a few days because the car doesn't move on small hills and its slows it down on the highway lol

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: 8v-of-fury on October 24, 2010, 11:14:53 pm

have you checked your bearings?

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: catlin_cava on October 27, 2010, 03:34:08 pm

Jeremy you can FEEL its the brakes, and i had the car up you CAN'T spin the tire by hand. They are SHOT lol

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: catlin_cava on October 29, 2010, 08:34:03 pm

So New Calipers, Rotors and Pads and one Caliper seems to be dragging, the bracket it sits on and it causes it to drag and I can barely spin it by hand....ANYONE GOT ANY IDEAS?

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: Syncroincity on October 29, 2010, 08:49:12 pm

I've got the same problem on our mkIII. ::) Both sides, and on top of that, one of the front bearings is failing... once everything heats up the car really drags. Gotta find some time to look at this car, the gas mileage is in the toilet.

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: catlin_cava on October 29, 2010, 08:52:00 pm

the driver side doesn't drag, the passenger side keeps sticking and its pissing me off

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: redneck_vdub on October 30, 2010, 12:30:54 am

I have the exact same problem. I'll be replacing both rear calipers next week, and I just did my e-brake cables. I'll let you know how it goes.

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: catlin_cava on October 30, 2010, 05:29:46 am

I replaced everything but the Ebrake cables, its the outer pad that was causing alot of friction when I installed it. I'm giong to run them gently for the day and see if it wears in better.

HOW to I get my pedal firm again, Do i need to bleed ALL the brakes or just the rears? I replaced all the calipers

Title: Re: sticking rear brakes
Post by: Syncroincity on October 30, 2010, 06:16:51 am

If all the calipers were off, you need to bleed everything. Start with the furthest from the master cylinder and work towards it. It's a good opportunity to replace all your fluid with fresh stuff, keep pumping it until it runs clear from all the lines.