Rear brake issue... 182

[rory182]

Put new renault rear discs and pads on the other week and if I'm on an incline pointing down (e.g. just after reversing up my drive) I put the handbrake on, as I take my foot off the brake pedal the car settles more to one side than the other?!

What could cause this? A caliper not releasing properly? i.e. copperslip job? Maybe an issue with the cable?

Any advice would be good.

Cheers, Rory

 

[rory182]

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[graham_172]

could need bleeding. how many miles have you covered since doing it. if you've bedded them in. you need to check it over and bleed them a little

 

[rory182]

feels normal at the pedal, no pump up or anything. Only bout 50 - 100 miles since done prob.

 

[rory182]

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[MRBILLYUK]

I'd check the pads are actually moving freely in the carriers . You could try cleaning all the old muck , brake dust etc off the carriers , you can get alot of build up on there stopping the pads moving .I had to file a tiny little bit off the backplate of the pads once as they were a tight fit . Then rebleed , pump the brakes hard so they sit on the discs better .It might just be a case of that the pads having bedded in properly yet .

If the handbrake worked fine before with the old pads and discs , i'd be less inclined to think it was a problem with the caliper tbh . Having said that . I once had a sticking rear caliper , the adjuster screw had rusted up slightly so i had to strip it down , emery cloth it and put it back together . Bit of a b**ch of a job tbh as there are 5 sprung washers inside the caliper and they're a bugger to get back in . Go with the easy option first , cleaning off all the muck .

 

[rory182]

^ Cheers mate

Will make sure they're nice and clean and copperslipped.