MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Stamanatic on November 09, 2014, 04:27:33 pm

Title: Rear caliper piston sticking
Post by: Stamanatic on November 09, 2014, 04:27:33 pm

Hello,

Had an issue with my rear caliper kind of sticking, I could kind of move the wheel by hand but it didn't rotate freely, had a look at the handbrake cable that was only replaced last year and is fully retracting so that's not the issue.

Then I reset the piston, wheel spun fine then, then I went a for drive to test the brakes then jacked it up again and it was back to where it was sticky, difficult to rotate by hand, so I guess the piston isn't really retracting itself.

Any ideas? Cheers

Title: Re: Rear caliper piston sticking
Post by: daddykool on November 09, 2014, 06:36:32 pm

I had the same problem this week, had to have new caliper fitted!

Title: Re: Rear caliper piston sticking
Post by: AndyBrown on November 09, 2014, 06:37:08 pm

I had the same problem, failed mot because of it, needed a new caliper unfortunately

Title: Re: Rear caliper piston sticking
Post by: Stamanatic on November 10, 2014, 02:11:58 pm

Same side? Checked the seal and it was all good and clean, pity don't see how much could go wrong with such simple engineering.