Has anyone rebuilt a front caliper on a Loyale, or similar?

 

Do you need any special tools for the spring on the park brake?

 

I have a caliper locked up or a collapsed hose.

I'd try a soak in a penetrating oil. And if that doesn't free it up I'd just get a new caliper. These things are a PITA to rebuild. No special tool just a big pain.

your ebrake might just be stuck on though, so you might not need a rebuild at all. check that mechanism, if it's bad i would replace the caliper. of the few stuck ebrakes i've encountered, none have ever done it again after freeing them up.

 

now if the caliper needs rebuilt, i would do it. i've rebuilt mine as prevenative maintenance and rebuilt a few for people on the xt6 board as well. if it's anything like the XT6, which i would guess it is, they are very easy and rebuild kits cost $5-$10 for both sides. the XT6 is a front ebrake set up just like the loyale so i'd imagine it's similar if not identical in process? the ebrake stuff doesn't get in the way at all, just leave all of that.

 

off of the car, use the ebrake mechanism to "push" the piston out. on the car - with the pads out and caliper bracket pulled up, just press the brake pedal until the piston comes out - with lots of brake fluid too so have a bucket under it. pull it the rest of the way out, taking note how the rubber boot and clips are in place. it's very simple on the XT6 - a rubber seal on the piston and one clip to hold the boot in place and that's it. loyale should be the same.

Does the lever just have to be pushed back or is it the cable that gets stuck?

 

I'm not used to park brakes on a front wheel disc. I have replaced an axle on

 

the same side so I might have pulled the hose too far and collapsed it, havn't

 

had time to check it out. Thanks for the info

i've seen the lever just get stuck. work it back and forth and good to go. i'm sure there are other ways it can fail, i just haven't seen that (yet!). good luck, hopefully it's simple, worth a check at least.