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Jul 27, 2016 | 10:04 AM

hermannm2

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Brakes Dragging

I have replaced the rotors, pads, calibers and flex hoses. The front brakes are still dragging and getting hot. Any idea on what could be causing the issue?

Jul 27, 2016 | 12:29 PM

AzPete

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Have you checked the wheel bearings for proper tightness?

Possibly the master cylinder is not allowing fluid to return?

Jul 27, 2016 | 02:05 PM

hermannm2

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I was thinking master cylibder. Would wheel bearings cause the brakes to drag? The heat is definately caused by the brakes.

Jul 27, 2016 | 03:25 PM

AzPete

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The wheel bearings would have to be loose allowing the rotor to wobble and contact the brakes. The entire wheel would feel loose then.

Jul 30, 2016 | 10:19 AM

hammer65

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Have you greased the slide pins?

Aug 15, 2016 | 04:05 PM

squidly454

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I'm with hammer65. Pull the caliper, clean and inspect the slide pins, grease and reassemble. I had a 2000 Exploder that needed the slide pins greased fairly regularly or it would wear one pad twice as much as the other.

Feb 12, 2020 | 02:22 PM

welder309

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I know this is an old thread but i came across it searching for some other info, I had this same problem I had changed everything and still the breaks were dragging. The problem was that the inner and outer pads looks the same except the inner pad has a tab were the piston of the caliber would sit. make sure that pad is on the inside for the piston.

Thanks