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Technical / Re: 16v Gti front brakes dragging
Last post by Monkey -
Sounds like you've picked up a little grit or something in the piston.
Could be that they've started to corrode as well.

Fortunately rebuild kits are pretty cheap and you can do them yourself without too much trouble.
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New Members Say Hi! / New member
Last post by Dougiethejambo -
Good evening all

New member from perthshire Scotland.

Looking to get a project golf, maybe do a wee engine conversion had a couple of mk2s back in the day!

Cheers
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Technical / Re: 16v Gti front brakes dragging
Last post by james_nich -
Before I changed out the discs and pads they were extremely hot. So decided to give them a service as above.

Figured it might have been jammed slides or pistons but everything seemed very free to move when put back together.

Now they are binding but not as badly.
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Technical / Re: 16v Gti front brakes dragging
Last post by scs -
Hi without pressure being applied the piston should just relax and let the disc spin freely they always just touch very sightly.
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Technical / Re: 16v Gti front brakes dragging
Last post by james_nich -
Hi there, I wound the pistons right back and pumped them back a good few times (without pads and off the carrier) to make sure they weren't binding. Both moved freely out and were quite easy to compress back in.