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Tech Tip: Mini Cooper Rear Brake Calipers Sticking

The rear brake calipers on any Cooper or Cooper S produced up to August 2004 may stick and cause the wheel to slightly drag when turning. This can be seen when the vehicle is suspended on a lift and is more likely to occur on the right side than on the left side. The cause is residual handbrake braking torque from unfavorable routing of the handbrake cable. If this condition is noted ….

Tech Tip: Can Loaded Brake Calipers Boost Productivity?

Some technicians like loaded calipers because everything they need comes in one box. They don’t have to worry about mismatched parts from different suppliers and the complete assemblies are quick and easy to install. Most importantly, they see fewer comebacks because of brake noise or other problems.

Disc Brake Calipers

Disc brake calipers come in many sizes and configurations, including fixed-caliper, multi-piston designs, and the more modern floating-caliper, single piston designs that may also contain a mechanically actuated parking brake. Needless to say, disc brake calipers have undergone a series of design changes that continue to make them more adaptable to late-model import vehicle applications.

Loaded Brake Calipers: Can They Boost Productivity?

Some technicians like loaded calipers because everything they need comes in one box. They don’t have to worry about mismatched parts from different suppliers and the complete assemblies are quick and easy to install. Most importantly, they see fewer comebacks because of brake noise or other problems. Loaded calipers do provide a variety of benefits

Loaded Brake Calipers: Quality and Value in One Box

Loaded calipers provide a variety of benefits when doing brake jobs on customers’ vehicles. Most brake suppliers have a loaded caliper program today so availability is seldom an issue. If price becomes a hurdle, that’s when it’s time to inform your customers of the features and benefits of loaded calipers. One of the main advantages

Top 10 Brake Job Mistakes For Pads, Rotors And Calipers

Here are the top 10 brake job mistakes made by rookie technicians when replacing brake pads, rotors and calipers.   10. Not cleaning the brake slides and hardware: Just slapping new pads where the old pads once resided never works. The slides and abutment clips should be cleaned and/or replaced.        

New Raybestos Brand Brake Pads, Rotors and Calipers Released for Late-Model Import and Domestic Applications

Raybestos brand brake parts – a member of the Affinia family of brands – has added brake rotors, calipers and brake pads to the Raybestos brakes catalog for select 2009-2013 models.

Tech Tip: VW/Audi Calipers Don’t Retract When Replacing Rear Brake Pads

  Vehicle Applications: 2004 A8 Quattro 4.2 2005-’06 A6 Quattro 4.2 2005-’07 A6 Quattro 3.2 2005 A8 Quattro 4.2 and 6.0 2006 Passat 3.6 2006-’07 Passat 2.0 2009 Q5 3.2 Customer Concern: When replacing the rear brake pads, the technician cannot get the calipers to retract. Tests/Procedures: 1. With a factory-compatible scan tool, read and

Brake Rotors & Calipers: The When, Where, Why and How of Brake System Service and Component Replacement

Resurfacing or replacing brake rotors, and rebuilding or replacing brake calipers are two tasks that are often necessary when doing a brake job. These parts may not require much attention the first time the brakes are relined. But by the second or third brake job, it’s likely the vehicle will need rotors and calipers. Regardless

Premium Pairing for a Perfect Brake Job: Bendix Select Semi-Loaded Calipers and the Bendix Family of Friction

Honeywell Friction Materials’ Bendix Select semi-loaded calipers gives installers more options with their caliper-friction pairings. The full line of remanufactured calipers is supplied with all the hardware and components necessary for quick, easy and mistake-proof installation.