Guys and Gals,

 

I had the rear brakes replaced on MY07 octy VRS and they have been fine for at least 6 months.. however now i find my fuel economy has dropped and the drivers side rear caliper is getting quite hot after decent length drives.. I looked inside the arm rest where the handbrake meets the cables and these were lop sided indicating something isnt right..

 

i slackened the cable off slightly and thats helped, ive also purchased some new caliper return springs to see if that helps, but the question is

 

Would it be worth cleaning and re-greasing the slide pins and seeing if that helps, or am I looking at something more sinister? so new caliper time...

 

Ive looked into getting them refurbed but there is nowhere in kent or surrounding areas i can get it done.. ive looked at big red for a full refurb, also looked at Ebay but all seems a bit too expensive for a poxy rear caliper second hand!!!

 

has anyone else been caught out by these symptoms and whats been the fix?

 

 

I had the same problems as you. Terrible fuel economy. Hot drivers side rear wheel. Car would struggle to free wheel. Felt the car dipping down at the rear when pulling away. I removed the caliper and had a look. Found the dust seal torn to shreds and the piston knackered. I shopped about but ended up buying a new rear caliper from skoda. Has been fine since replacing it. It was a rad expensive. I replaced the rear discs and pads at the same time.

I had the same issue a couple of weeks back so i replaced the caliper and everything is fine now.I also had to replace the metal brake pipe that runs from the caliper to the brake hose and it cost me all in about £130 the parts.

Snap. Forgot about the steel brake pipe. Had to do that too.

Thanks for the replies, upshot is its knackered then!! bugger was hoping not to have to replace it but I guess I dont have a choice now.. ive got that on top of a 2 new tires and an MOT!! wait all day for a bus and all that... thanks anyway guys.. ill start trawling Ebay etc now..