Rear Brakes Binding
Discussion
Hi all.
Picked up a 2004 Cooper a few weeks back and I noticed it sounded like the passenger side brake was rubbing a few days after I'd got it. Went away when I braked hard and thought nothing more of it.
Cleaning the car at the weekend and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel has a lot of brake dust on it and its properly baked on. My normal wheel cleaner would hardly shift it.
Reading up it seems that fixes range from slackening the angle of the hand brake cable into the wheel (its a tight bend and can 'hold' the cable inside it even when released apparently), replacing pads/discs or the entire caliper.
Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced this and how you fixed it?
Cheers
Dave
Picked up a 2004 Cooper a few weeks back and I noticed it sounded like the passenger side brake was rubbing a few days after I'd got it. Went away when I braked hard and thought nothing more of it.
Cleaning the car at the weekend and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel has a lot of brake dust on it and its properly baked on. My normal wheel cleaner would hardly shift it.
Reading up it seems that fixes range from slackening the angle of the hand brake cable into the wheel (its a tight bend and can 'hold' the cable inside it even when released apparently), replacing pads/discs or the entire caliper.
Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced this and how you fixed it?
Cheers
Dave
DaveyBoyWonder said:
Hi all.
Picked up a 2004 Cooper a few weeks back and I noticed it sounded like the passenger side brake was rubbing a few days after I'd got it. Went away when I braked hard and thought nothing more of it.
Cleaning the car at the weekend and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel has a lot of brake dust on it and its properly baked on. My normal wheel cleaner would hardly shift it.
Reading up it seems that fixes range from slackening the angle of the hand brake cable into the wheel (its a tight bend and can 'hold' the cable inside it even when released apparently), replacing pads/discs or the entire caliper.
Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced this and how you fixed it?
Cheers
Dave
Have the exact same issue on my '06 GP, as already mentioned, it needs a new caliper.Picked up a 2004 Cooper a few weeks back and I noticed it sounded like the passenger side brake was rubbing a few days after I'd got it. Went away when I braked hard and thought nothing more of it.
Cleaning the car at the weekend and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel has a lot of brake dust on it and its properly baked on. My normal wheel cleaner would hardly shift it.
Reading up it seems that fixes range from slackening the angle of the hand brake cable into the wheel (its a tight bend and can 'hold' the cable inside it even when released apparently), replacing pads/discs or the entire caliper.
Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced this and how you fixed it?
Cheers
Dave
DaveyBoyWonder said:
Hi all.
Picked up a 2004 Cooper a few weeks back and I noticed it sounded like the passenger side brake was rubbing a few days after I'd got it. Went away when I braked hard and thought nothing more of it.
Cleaning the car at the weekend and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel has a lot of brake dust on it and its properly baked on. My normal wheel cleaner would hardly shift it.
Reading up it seems that fixes range from slackening the angle of the hand brake cable into the wheel (its a tight bend and can 'hold' the cable inside it even when released apparently), replacing pads/discs or the entire caliper.
Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced this and how you fixed it?
Cheers
Dave
Have the exact same issue on my '06 GP, as already mentioned, it needs a new caliper.Picked up a 2004 Cooper a few weeks back and I noticed it sounded like the passenger side brake was rubbing a few days after I'd got it. Went away when I braked hard and thought nothing more of it.
Cleaning the car at the weekend and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel has a lot of brake dust on it and its properly baked on. My normal wheel cleaner would hardly shift it.
Reading up it seems that fixes range from slackening the angle of the hand brake cable into the wheel (its a tight bend and can 'hold' the cable inside it even when released apparently), replacing pads/discs or the entire caliper.
Just wondered if anyone on here had experienced this and how you fixed it?
Cheers
Dave
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