Phil the Fluter
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I have a 1987 3.2 Carrera that does almost nothing but sit inside my garage. The only exercise it's had over the past few years is a monthly trip up and down my 20-yard driveway.
Some time ago, I noticed that although it seemed to drive perfectly well on my driveway, it was reluctant to roll under its own weight on a slight slope.
I jacked it up and found that the offside rear wheel is impossible to turn by hand.
Presumably, the caliper pistons are stuck?
I tried to take the pads out in order to try to free the pistons but, before I can remove the pads, I have to tap out the retaining pins. My problem is that I've been told each of the two pins is held in place by a tiny retaining pin but I cannot see anything resembling one of these little pins. I've done this job on a number of other (non-Porsche) cars so I know more or less what sort of thing I'm looking for.
As far as I can see, there is nothing holding the retaining pins in place and I can see no little hole in either pin from which a tiny retaining pin might have been removed at some stage.
I haven't tried tapping them out because, if there is something holding them in place, I don't want to do any damage.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Some time ago, I noticed that although it seemed to drive perfectly well on my driveway, it was reluctant to roll under its own weight on a slight slope.
I jacked it up and found that the offside rear wheel is impossible to turn by hand.
Presumably, the caliper pistons are stuck?
I tried to take the pads out in order to try to free the pistons but, before I can remove the pads, I have to tap out the retaining pins. My problem is that I've been told each of the two pins is held in place by a tiny retaining pin but I cannot see anything resembling one of these little pins. I've done this job on a number of other (non-Porsche) cars so I know more or less what sort of thing I'm looking for.
As far as I can see, there is nothing holding the retaining pins in place and I can see no little hole in either pin from which a tiny retaining pin might have been removed at some stage.
I haven't tried tapping them out because, if there is something holding them in place, I don't want to do any damage.
Any advice would be much appreciated.