I once had an intermittently sticking caliper.. The rubber hose inside the braided steel flex line had softened, probably as a result of oil getting on it, and the caliper would drag a little sometimes. Dick Bevins
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:21:03 -0500 From: Bruce giller <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [alfa] brake caliper operates independently I did not check the hard lines for dents and the such; I replaced the originals about 8 years ago when one of the rear lines developed a leak due to rust. Last time I changed the brake fluid was 2 years ago. Bruce On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Greg Hermann <[email protected]>wrote: > Bruce giller wrote: > >> I'd suspect the rear flexible brake hose of becoming clogged but I >> replaced >> it with some SS hose about 10 years back; and the right rear caliper >> doesn't >> misbehave at all. And usually if the caliper is grabby when warm, then it >> stays that way. The left one seems to get grabby within a certain temp >> range and then is normal at 'full operating temp'. Anyone ever >> experienced >> this ?? >> >> I'll be rebuilding the caliper this winter. >> >> Bruce >> >> '73 GTV -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
