Rear caliper seized?

[GT_MTL]

This is the brake pad. It should be inside the caliper.

This is the dust shield, under the caliper. Here's another shot (That shows that I had removed half of the caliper though )

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[SheepDog]

Hello!

Was u der the car this morning and I notice that the inner side of the rear brake disc was like it never saw à brake pad for decades (unless a very thin line)

The other side of the disc is normal, and the pas are still ok (car has 30000 miles and is almost daily Driven).
I guess my caliper is stuck, due to previous winters and salt on the road, but I wonder if you guys have any ideas or advice.
Thanks!
Yves.

wow. Do you live at the bottom of the Ocean?

 

[GT_MTL]

wow. Do you live at the bottom of the Ocean?

Montreal , QC, Canada :-)
That was my daily driver for 4 years, including during winter.

Despite having cleaning it carefully before storage last winter , this happened ... :-(

 

[Sig556]

A little head's up on this.
I removed the pads, pushed back the piston and brush everything, along with a hand brake adjustement. The piston was actually moving freely back and forth so I guess the issue was more due to rust preventing the pad to come closer enough to the disc.
I now have a slight friction noise and the rust on the disc is going away.

Anyways, I've ordered new discs, pads, and calipers, along with dust shields and will fix this properly soon.

Great! Now enjoy your ride and peace of mind.

 

[Andy13186]

Literally looks like a brake rotor that was on the titanic

 

[WD Pro]

Literally looks like a brake rotor that was on the titanic

Yeah, it didn’t work so good for them on the titanic either …

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[thornclaw]

try this caliper repair kit from rockauto

 

[thornclaw]

likely your sliding pins are seized

 

[thornclaw]

Literally looks like a brake rotor that was on the titanic

yes, this is likely the brake rotor from the titanic, which would explain why it crashed into the iceberg

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