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Family Guy
08-20-2006, 05:25 PM
The rear brake on my 300ex sticks. Pulled the pads and the piston comes out when pedal is applied but does not retract. What is this from? Thanks

Aceman
08-20-2006, 07:03 PM
Loosen the the 2 slider pins that go through the pads on your rear caliper. Unbolt the caliper from the swinger but leave the brake line hooked up. Take those 2 pins out and wire wheel them. Compress the pistons into the caliper a little to make reinstalling the caliper easier. Clean all the crap out of the caliper where the pads were and reinstall the pads. Put a little grease on the pins before you slide them back through the pads. Mount the caliper back on the swinger. Don't worry if your brakes drag a little however you should be able to rotate the tires easily by hand if the tires are off the ground. If they're still grabbing hard I would rebuild the rear caliper and possibly the master cylinder.