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Old 03-24-2011, 06:20 AM
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Default Rear passenger caliper not engaging

Thanks for any help in advance. I have searched the boards and have not come up with anything similar to my problem. I have a 2005 Altima SE (V6 with manny trans).

Basically, I have replaced the rear caliper and bled that particular bleeder bolt a few times. Brake fluid is getting to the piston, as it leaks out when the bolt is opened. I have driven it slowly and applied light braking; that has not helped either. There are no leaks that I can find, and the master cylinder is full of brake fluid.

AutoZone says I may have a bad caliper and should exchange it. It looked fine, and the caliper pins were lubed very thoroughly.

I have also read somewhere that either I should have disconnected the negative battery cable (due to ABS), and/or that I have to have it readjusted by the ECU?

Please help, I hate to resort to a mechanic that would try to rip me off on something I really think should be an easy DIYer.
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Old 03-24-2011, 01:09 PM
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Have someone pump the brake and hold the pedal, release the bled screw slowly and see if there is air in the system. If there is pressure there and caliper is not applying well it must be he caliper. raise the car and apply the brake and have someone spin the wheel to make sure that it is or it is not holding.
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Old 03-29-2011, 07:01 AM
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After bleeding all four alipers more times than a blood transfusion, I decided to take it up to the mechanic. Oddly enough, I assume because of driving for more than 5 miles, he shows me that the caliper is now connecting with the rotor! He demonstrated this by having me try to turn the while while holding the brake down. He stated that it sometimes gets the air bubbles out on its own. I don't know if they fixed it, and just did not tell me, as there was no charge. These guys have always been fair and honest, whereas Goodyear or the other big shot auto repair chains probably would have charged me $100 just to walk in the door. It's been working fine since then.
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