On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:26:26 -0700, jim beam wrote:

> Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/ wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:32:05 -0700, 85miles wrote:
>>
>>>> If you're adventurous, you can remove the slider from the caliper (if
>>>> it hasn't *welded* itself in there by now), remove the rubber boot,
>>>> get some emery cloth and clean the rust from the bore until it slides
>>>> readily but with a small amount of resistance, grease it and put it
>>>> back together.
>>>>
>>>> I had the same problem with a Supra 2 years ago, and 25,000 miles
>>>> later I'm still on the same caliper...
>>> Turned out to be just a pinched hose. One of the clamps which holds
>>> the hose tight to the Shock was pinching the hose too tight, preventing
>>> brake fluid from escaping. I replaced the brake pads and way to go.
>>>
>>> I still have a slight shake when braking though, this is likely from
>>> the rotor warping a little from the intense heat when the caliper was
>>> sticking.
>>
>>
>> Wow! Easy fix!
>>
>> Now, just replace the rotor and you should be good!
>
> unlikely to be necessary.
>
>
>> However, I did have a rotor warp on a Celica, and for some odd reason,
>> the shuddering went away about 6 weeks later...
>
>
> entirely possible - because the wheel eventually seated properly. use a
> little anti-seize on the hub face and you'll cure it pretty much every
> time.


I used axle grease on that one. All I had handy at the time.

After almost bending the "frame" on a Grand Voyager last fall using
sledgehammer blows to remove one of the front wheels, you can *bet* I
anti-seize the hub faces!!!