sticky c5 brakes

mm1 · Unread post by **mm1** » 11 Dec 2008, 18:17

hi lads.changed the front pads on my c5 the other day.now when the car is coming to a stop,i can find the brakes sticking ever so slighty.is this normal or is there something wrong?

AndersDK · Unread post by **AndersDK** » 12 Dec 2008, 17:18

Are you dead sure its the brakes sticking ?

There is a slight possibility that it may be the adjustment of your handbrake that causes this.
You are aware that the caliper pistons must be screwed - not pressed - into the caliper bore when making space for the new thicker pads ?

Unread post by **myglaren** » 12 Dec 2008, 18:36

Also there is a fairly complex procedure for bleeding the brakes. I understand that winding the calipers back can adversly affect the ABS if the correct procedure isn't followed. I have an idea that a Lexia has to be used to release a valve to allow reverse flow through the ABS system. Not 100% sure on this - I let my local Citroen magician take care of it.

If only they had stuck to proper Citroen brakes

den169 · Unread post by **den169** » 12 Dec 2008, 18:50

Iv'e put a couple of sets of pads in my c5 and never had any problems.

Unread post by **myglaren** » 12 Dec 2008, 18:53

den169 wrote:Iv'e put a couple of sets of pads in my c5 and never had any problems.

As it should be but not everyone is that lucky.

mm1 · Unread post by **mm1** » 13 Dec 2008, 20:07

ya,i know about screwing the piston back instead of pressing it.A lad told me to screw the rh side anticlockwise and the lh side clockwise.not sure about the handbrake adjustment though.maybe they just need to be bled a bit.