Why is the rear brake caliper stuck on my TDI?

Why is the rear brake caliper stuck on my TDI?

“The right rear brake was the culprit as the frozen RR caliper was dragging to the degree the DSG would stay in its lower gears late …. hence the 3k shifts.” “The TDI just turned 100k miles recently and after almost 5 years in service.

What to do if your rear brake caliper won’t go in?

The rear calipers usually integrate the parking brake by fitting a brake lever and cable to the caliper. The manual parking brake obviously needs to be released before the removal procedure. Use a wind-back tool to turn and push the piston simultaneously. Some calipers will turn clockwise and some anti-clockwise.

How does a floating brake caliper work on a car?

I say a floating caliper is free to move, but it only moves by a few mm. The floating caliper uses a single piston which means to apply both pads, the caliper must move the outboard pad closer to the rotor. It does this by using the power of the piston to slide the whole caliper inboard.

When do you change the brake pads on a TDI?

“The TDI just turned 100k miles recently and after almost 5 years in service. The rear brake pads were replaced using OEM brand pads at 38K miles, brake fluid replaced at 42k miles (2 years in service) , rear OEM brake pads again 71K miles.

How to get the piston out of the caliper?

The piston needs to be gradually turned (clockwise) while being pushed into the caliper… if your block of wood is able to accomplish this, all’s good… some people have used large slip-joint (water pump?) pliers to turn the piston]

When to replace rear brake caliper and brake fluid?

The rear brake pads were replaced using OEM brand pads at 38K miles, brake fluid replaced at 42k miles (2 years in service) , rear OEM brake pads again 71K miles. So,,, at 100k miles its new rear Zimmerman rotors / TRW pads and one rear caliper with a brake fluid replacement.”