> My caliper will not come off my 03 Malibu?

My caliper will not come off my 03 Malibu?

My caliper will not come off my 03 Malibu?

Posted at： 2015-01-07　
Well, a couple of possibilities come to mind. It may be that the pads are still clamped onto the rotor. Indeed, they may be more worn on that side because the caliper has some internal corrosion that precludes the pads from retreating when you let off the brakes. A first step to addressing this would be to open the bleeder valve to ensure that no hydraulic pressure is present to keep the pads clamped on. (I'll assume your emergency brake is also either not engaged or does not actuate the brakes on the axle you are working on). Once this is done, you're probably going to have to make judicial use of a hand-held mallet (brass is preferable as it is softer than the cast iron caliper). Tapping it from various angles to slowly break it free and move it incrementally off is the usual approach. Don't hammer away with all your might or you will likely shatter the caliper. Even that, however, is not the end of the world, as if it is that badly corroded inside, you probably will be replacing it in any event.

Here’s a video on this make and model (97-03)

You can stick a flat blade screwdriver between the pads and rotor; see video at 1:53 and 2:08. You may want to use lubrication to dislodge the metal slide pins; see video at 2:45.



just use a big screw driver to compress piston . that all

Make sure car is supported securely, not just on a jack. On the caliper opposite of brake hose, you'll see a bleeder screw w/ hole or rubber cap. Loosen this.. In the gap in the caliper on top, where you can see the top of pads and brake rotor, jam a large screwdriver or small pry bar, pry back & forth to work caliper piston back into caliper. Don't worry too much about causing damage, you're gonna have to replace rotor anyway, and possibly caliper if piston is ****** in bore, along with pads. This is an easy fix,, Joe must work at a Chevy dealership.

BEFORE trying to remove the caliper drop a steel slide clamp from Sears over the caliper and screw the caliper piston back inside the caliper. If the piston will cot collapse back inside the caliper it's frozen in place because someone has never had the water-logged brake fluid changed. The caliper piston is rusted inside the caliper. It will need to be replaced.

I will assume you are following the steps in the repair manual. You may have to push one of the pads to compress the piston a bit Especially if there is a ridge on the outer edge of the rotor. I'm surprised the manual doesn't mention it.

This seems to be a common issue among the Malibu driving community, it is difficult to fix brake pads, honestly you should take it to the dealership.

My right bakes r lower thn my left I went to change my pads but after unscrewing the to bolts on the caliper it wont come off... It's like it's stuck on something I can't get the to pads to change thm out what can't I do to take the caliper off my rotor???
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