Back Wheel Rubbing

[paul0277]

hi i have a citroen c5 2001 was told the car needed new disk on back took back wheel off and back passenger wheel has been rubbing on brake caliper and groving into the wheel please help

[mechcanico lee]

Theres a pinned thread on replacing rear brake pads that Paul did in the main heading page, its basically corosion that builds up and pushes caliper into wheel rim .

[paul0277]

hi thanks so do i need 2 just clean it up thanks

[paul.h]

Yes, you need to remove the rear calipers and clean up the corrosion on the backs of the calipers and the suspension arms. This can be done without disconnecting the brake pipes to avoid bleeding the brakes. Have a look at the pinned post on the Problems and Fixes subforum on removal of rear brake calipers. Also look at the link on it to a further thread.

 

If you have bad corrosion on the disc this could also be due to the pads rusting into the calipers and needing cleaning up. Citroen have introduced an additional shim that goes across the top of the pads clipping to the spring and holds the pads tighter against the spring. Once I had fit these it stopped the new pads clonking, although they are probably not necessary otherwise there may have been a recall.