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Caliper Problem 850 1996

When I bought my 96 Turbo wagon, the pedal was very soft on the brakes. After a bit of investigating, I found that the master cylinder had been replaced and that new pads had been put on all the way around, but the rotors were in bad shape. I got new rotors all the way round and put them on and the brakes were much improved. Still not perfect, but good enough to stop quick, straight and true.

The other day on my way to work, I noticed a pulsing sensation as I began to stop at the coming light. It didn't feeling like ABS pulsing or even warped rotors, more like a sticky caliper. I also noticed that my gas mileage began to decrease...today I jack the car up and turned the rear wheel and there was a bit of rub, nothing abnormal I don't think. When I got to the front wheel, it wouldn't roll at all at first. With a lot strength, I finally got it to roll with a ton of rub. Jacked up the other side and the back tire was just a bit of rub and the front was just a bit. What I would call normal.

So it seems that I've already pretty much got a good idea that the caliper is either gone bad and it just having a few problems. I'm here to ask for any suggestions. Are they easy to rebuild or should I buy another? Either way, do you guys have any suggestions where I can get the parts for the best price? Any and all help would be greatly appreciated. Love my Turbobrick, this is my 5th!

Two 240 Gt's
One 245 GT
94 850 Turbo Wagon
96 850 Platinum Edition Wagon






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New Caliper Problem [850][1996]
posted by  rrochell  on Thu Nov 29 10:24 CST 2007 >


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