Brakes Binding?
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Brakes Binding?
1996 F250 single cab, two wheel drive. With ABS.
I noticed the other day that both of my front rims were very hot to the touch. Rears are cool but the fronts are hot. The truck doesn't seem to get down the road as quick as I think it should.
I live in the hills of Georgia so I used a small grade to test the breaks. Put the truck in neutral to see if the truck moves of not. It does move but I don't know even if the brakes are binding that it would stop the truck from moving.
The strange thing is that both wheels are hot. I had a caliper get stuck on my Jeep but it was just one, not both. So the questions begin.
Could a bad proportioning valve cause the front brakes to bind?
Is it likely that both calipers would be bad at the same time?
The break fluid is a bit black. Could flushing the fluid for new help with the brake calipers to return to rest?
As always I appreciate any insight anyone can give.
I noticed the other day that both of my front rims were very hot to the touch. Rears are cool but the fronts are hot. The truck doesn't seem to get down the road as quick as I think it should.
I live in the hills of Georgia so I used a small grade to test the breaks. Put the truck in neutral to see if the truck moves of not. It does move but I don't know even if the brakes are binding that it would stop the truck from moving.
The strange thing is that both wheels are hot. I had a caliper get stuck on my Jeep but it was just one, not both. So the questions begin.
Could a bad proportioning valve cause the front brakes to bind?
Is it likely that both calipers would be bad at the same time?
The break fluid is a bit black. Could flushing the fluid for new help with the brake calipers to return to rest?
As always I appreciate any insight anyone can give.
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Could be the rubber lines are bad and not allowing the fluid to return. They fall apart inside, causing a "flapper valve" action. Allowing fluid to go one way, but not the other and thus holding the brakes on.
Could be both calipers too? Just have to pull it apart and see.
Could be both calipers too? Just have to pull it apart and see.
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