Peugeot 405 Diesel (1988 - 1996) - 1993 1.9DT - Brake caliper slides

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Sun 1 Jun 2008 15:02
1993 1.9DT - Brake caliper slides - jonlucpicard
Hi, i recently replaced the pads on my 1993 405 GLDT and i noticed that one of the caliper slides has siezed. It won't budge. I fitted the pads and the brakes work fine but i need to get this fixed asap. My question is how? Is there a repair kit available and how do i fit it? Or will i need to replace the caliper mounting bracket and can this be bought seperatly from the caliper?
Cheers
Jon

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 01/06/2008 at 15:52

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Sun 1 Jun 2008 22:30
1993 1.9DT - Brake caliper slides - defender
will it not come out with a bit of heat on the sliding part ?
I am not saying to cook it but just enough heat to release the grip of the old set grease on the pin
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Mon 2 Jun 2008 10:04
1993 1.9DT - Brake caliper slides - adverse camber
I'm not familiar with the set up on the 405, but does the caliper bolt to to carrier with a pair of caliper pins? usually a couple of allen key head bolts through the caliper?

Repair kits are generally available which consist of the pins, the bushes that the pins run through and some grease.
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Mon 2 Jun 2008 12:51
1993 1.9DT - Brake caliper slides - jonlucpicard
Thanks for the replies.
I,ve not tried anything yet other than hitting it with a hammer, lol
Yes the caliper bolts to the carrier with two 13mm bolts
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