Jim 2 Posted January 13, 2003 Hrm.. dont think this is anything important. Went to drive to work this morning - the car had been sat for about a day and a half. As I went to actually move, there was a loud clunk / thud from under the car as I moved. Now I assume this was some kind of ceased calliper / joint somewhere or something because the car had been sat out in the freezing weather.. but it seemed to come from all around? I have suspected my rear callipers are a bit stiff these days.. could they have been a candidate? Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted January 13, 2003 my rear calipers froze on the other day,only happend once before, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joby 0 Posted January 13, 2003 Don`t worry mine siezed on the other day to having had plenty of experiance with these calipers they do clonk like that, probably the freezing temperatures, mine were fine the next day but last weekend i took the wheels off and gave them a good cleen with brake cleaner took the pads out and copper greased them and sprayed them with a light grease around the spring mechanism. makes a BIG differance.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr6storm 0 Posted January 13, 2003 my rear discs used to always have a bit of a wee bit of a stickiness to them first thing in the morning....more so on a cold and/or wet morning,but since i had my rear discs changed and the handbrake adjusted and everything that needed greased done i haven't had any sort of stickiness since Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted January 13, 2003 Hm... if I didn't have such a large list of other jobs I want doing, I would ask Stealth take a look at new pads & discs at my next service (end of Feb/early March) but as it is, I am determined to get a decent exhaust system next! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dazzyvr6 0 Posted January 13, 2003 the first time my calipers froze,i didnt realise untill i got out and saw the disc glowing a very nice shade of red Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2cc 0 Posted January 16, 2003 I've found this to be typical of both the 16v and VR6 and nothing to worry about and I'm sure will be true of all models. Park up for a couple of days and the back pads tend to stick to the discs and when you move they come off with a bang :shock: Not to be confused with the cable/lever getting frozen on - you can tell that's happened coz when you release the handbrake its all floppy (see your medic for advice) ie no pull from the caliper return springs. I just leave it in gear with the handbrake off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
