My New Corolla

yet another problem this week the front n/s brake seems to have seized and is obviously causing problems while driving.

i have stripped and greased the caliper and piston but unfortunatly it still hasnt solved anythin after a quick test drive, not sur what to try now

Camskill motorsport do a good exchange deal on calipers........they send you recon calipers.....you then send yours to tem,and then they refund some of the cash when yours arrive...........or try online breakers......

I can recomend www.brakeparts.co.uk/

after my..... mishap with my rear st205 brake caliper (I say this now, and get it out of the way........ Shut it Hedgerow Andy", i used these guys, and although i had to pay full price, it was still under £100 for the beefy 2 pot rear.

i had a quick look, and it looks like £55.21 for the T-Sport mate.... That is if yours is in a sevicable condition to fix.

cheers guys. to be honest i dont think it is the caliper at all. i have booked it in at chevron for tomorrow so see what they say, other possibilities i have heard are collapsed brake hose or knackered wheel bearing which could also explain the squeaking i have had ever since the mot

dont mention wheel bearings round me haha just had to get the scoobies replaced

hope its an easy fix mate

Jim

"Mishap" doesn't really cover it dude.........bouncing up and down on the spanner like an enraged bull Gorilla with an impossibly spikey Pineapple wedged up its poo chute springs to mind......
Hope you get it sorted Greg........

cheers again lads (and gorillas ) it looks like a relativley easy fix, just a new caliper is needed so i have got one on order for monday then probably need discs and pads now they are suitably burnt up

glad it's not to seriuos mate, seems to be one thing after another don't it

certainly feels like it mate but still all will be ironed out soon

plus it has now kicked my arse into gear to get the brakes done, que a phonecall to fensport on monday

greg try brakeparts.co.uk, as tony posted, coincidence really as i found them on a google search last week, im getting OEM pads all round, OEM rear discs and grooved competition front discs for 180 squids, delivered barjin

Breakparts are a cracking company, and are very highly recomended.

I seriously would'nt bother with fensport dude, if its the caliper fensport charge

£50 2nd Hand +
vat (£8 ish) +
at least £7.50 P&P

total will be £66 ish for a second hand unit

Brakeparts is £55 pretty much brand new (referbed by Bulweg (or something like that))

The other thing to watch with fensport, they state some things are standard items, and they are to be fair, but they are not Toyota Parts (Usually you get Blueprint)

But the choice as they say is yours mate.

Tony

Listen to Captain Toyota ........ignore to your peril........

yeah i noticed that lookin on their website, unfortunatly i had to make a decision about the caliper last friday so have gone for a new toyota one which has cost £144 fitted plus brake fluid, as for the discs i have ordered them this morning, black diamond drilled and grooved from fensport, gonna sort pads out tomorrow so hopefully will get them fitted on saturday

car is now back and working properly and i gotta say i think that caliper has been on its way out for a while cos despite the burnt up pads and discs the car has never had such good stopping power.

New discs will be here tomorrow and hopefully the pads will be here ready to fit on friday, as i cant afford my alloys im thinking of paintin my standard wheels just to stand out from every other corolla on the road

What colour you thinking of mate........?