caliper seized....?
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caliper seized....?
i just bought a HC 04 LX from a private owner. The car had been in an accident and was hit on the front drivers side (quarter panal and front was replaced). it was rebuilt and my mechanic said that it looks good and was fixed up great. he didnt say anything or see anyhting wrong with the calipers bout a week ago when he checked but did have flush out and change the break fluid cuz the previous owner put the wrong kind in
l. yesterday driving home from picking it up, my caliper seized on the front drivers side. 
hmmmm so my question is...does anyone think the accident affected this problem or anyone been in this situation, please send me sum input on this problem guys! 
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Originally Posted by XHondaHottieX
i just bought a HC 04 LX from a private owner. The car had been in an accident and was hit on the front drivers side (quarter panal and front was replaced). it was rebuilt and my mechanic said that it looks good and was fixed up great. he didnt say anything or see anyhting wrong with the calipers bout a week ago when he checked but did have flush out and change the break fluid cuz the previous owner put the wrong kind in l. yesterday driving home from picking it up, my caliper seized on the front drivers side. hmmmm so my question is...does anyone think the accident affected this problem or anyone been in this situation, please send me sum input on this problem guys! Thread Starter
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Rep Power: 0 The mechanic was the one who determined it b/c when he drove it he said it felt like there was no "go" to the car. He flushed the foreign fluid and put in Dot 3. The guy (previous owner) who put in the foreign fluid could not remember what he put in. Since the calipers locked up could there be something wrong with one of the tubes or hoses... could they be kinked or collapsed???
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Originally Posted by XHondaHottieX
The mechanic was the one who determined it b/c when he drove it he said it felt like there was no "go" to the car. He flushed the foreign fluid and put in Dot 3. The guy (previous owner) who put in the foreign fluid could not remember what he put in. Since the calipers locked up could there be something wrong with one of the tubes or hoses... could they be kinked or collapsed???
Then install all new items and bleed and adjust system. Typical NON ABS car runs about $1200-1500 in our shop to fix. Once again i can not stress how important it is to replace ALL rubber items that brake fluid runs thru if they were contaminated with ANY petroleum product!
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Rep Power: 335 yea i have to agree. you have to replace the WHOLE brake system. no joke. all the steel lines, all the rubber parts. the mechanic can rebuild the 4 calipers just in case the other 3 are waitin to seize. welcome to the site. sorry for that idiot who owned the car before you. he don't deserve it.
i repeat, replace whole system. if not, that car is a LEMON go get a refund.
i repeat, replace whole system. if not, that car is a LEMON go get a refund.
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Rep Power: 0 yup i took it into another mechanic that i trust n thats what he concluded, n its guna take $1308.00 to fix. my insurance is not covering it because i didnt put insurance on it when the initial problem happened...(whaich was b4 i bought it!) so i sueing his *** n already got the legal stuff started.....i getting my honda back!!!!
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