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Advice on calipers

Hiya guys my 87 cabby has hopeless brakes despite x drilled discs, i think I have faulty calipers, is there anyone  who refurbs these with new seals etc i need to sort it asap.
any ideas please

cheers Geoff

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U can ask crazyquiff to see if he does a refurb kit and do it yourself.

when you say rubbish brakes, are they spongy, or does the pedal just creep forward.
Have you changed fluid recently?

1988 1.8 carb Golf Clipper

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with nipples totally undone no sign of any fluid so calipers are probably seized, Im stopping eventually is best description !! .I was hoping to get them shotblasted and new bits fitted
cheers

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with nipples totally undone no sign of any fluid so calipers are probably seized,

What method are you using to bleed the brakes ? If seized caliper would not retract back , have you tried this ?
See http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=16

for some tips  :D

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Mine were the same, seizing up and binding on every few months - had to keep freeing them off. They were knackered after 27 years! I just got some nice refurbed ones from local Motosave shop. They did the surcharge thing where you give your old ones to them for some money back. Depends how quickly you want the problem sorting and whether you can refurb your old ones yourself?

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this sounds more like a collapsed flexy should still get fluid out of nipple  weather the calliper seized or not try cracking pipe off going into the flexy see if you get fluid there if not prob master cylinder
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