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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks For a truck with a floating caliper (what most cars and light trucks have) it would be a stuck caliper slide pin, not a stuck piston.

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Old 06-08-2011, 11:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
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For a truck with a floating caliper (what most cars and light trucks have) it would be a stuck caliper slide pin, not a stuck piston. But in this case with sport package the caliper is fixed, base is sliding.
Oh ok. Same principle I assume.
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Oh ok. Same principle I assume.
More or less, just could have saved yourself a few bucks in that case and just got the slide pins Although sometimes they seize up in the bracket so you have to replace that too (but not the caliper). I've had a stuck piston on my truck calipers a couple of times, you know that is happening because you'll smell burning as the pad drags on the rotor generating a lot of heat. I can usually fix that with a $2 piston seal.
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