Front nearside seized brake caliper
 

hi, i have read thread re. seized callipers esp the rear ones. esp the left?NS
options:
1) DIY fix/repair kit
2) buy second/refurbished

any opinions on which direction i should take?
i want to keep costs down.
also any names of firms/websites...
cheers raj

Hi Raj, I went for refurbed ones, I couldn't wait I was in a hurry to pass the MOT.
arrived very quickly, seem to be working fine, when I sent my old ones back the refund came very quickly. Not bad for £95. Although you do have to pay for postage back for the old ones.
http://brakeparts.co.uk/#!/shop/AUDI...inders/BCA3812

You could try this first, get yourself some ACF-50 spray, if the handbrake lever on the caliper is stiff but still moves a bit. Keep spraying it in there, moving the lever back and forth, to get it moving again.

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showpost....0&postcount=12

You can buy referb kits for around £25 for the front axle (Lucas / Girling) if you don't mind getting your hands dirty, or if you need them in a rush recon exchange.

You might also like to check out SKS Car Parts:

http://www.skscarparts.co.uk/

I ordered a pair of front calipers from them a few months back, refurbed Lucas ones, and they're fine. Didn't bother sending the old ones back as it would cost me more from N. Ireland than the refund.

thanks for the quick replies.
i am pretty good with DIY,
how did you get the callipers off?
which 2 bolts did you have to undue? was it triple square?/standard hex?or something strange only to audi that needs a specialist tool.
i have found 2 'bolts' that are under some rubber bungs with some strange head/interface shape.
thanks
raj

Definitely not the ones under the rubber bungs. It's too late to check now, but I'm pretty sure they were standard bolt heads on them, nothing special, as they were a bugger to shift (had a torque setting of 200Nm). I used the service manual for the brake system in the tech dump thread below, to make sure I ordered the correct one:

http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=9345

Big Hex bolts 18mm i think

thanks for the info.
ordered from skycarparts.
REMY part £105 delivered inc £20 surcharge.
cheers raj

you could not make this up.
now the Offside caliper has seized.
this is on a car that is used daily.:mad:

Front? I would replace in pairs anyway really, if one has gone the other won't be far behind.

lesson learnt.
reading other threads i was of the understanding that the nearside tends to be the worst effected due to it being closer to the kerb/gutters/puddles/debris.
possibly an urban myth.
but for the other to go within a day of the reciprocal caliper.. :Confused:
timing...