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When we replaced break pads, ended up with replacing driver side caliper.
The caliper didn’t work proper, it engaged and stayed stuck, replaced it thinking it was a bad part, Now the replaced caliper is also sticking.
Can anyone tell me why.
The truck is at the shop now getting another caliper tomorrow. They are going to check the lines because of intense heat from the break sticking, saying that it might have caused the break fluid to crystallize, something is not allowing the fluid or pressure to release the break. What should I do to fix this. 1997 F-150.
Also when the driver side isn't stuck, it will pull to the pas-side when breaking. any help would be more than wonderful.
The caliper didn’t work proper, it engaged and stayed stuck, replaced it thinking it was a bad part, Now the replaced caliper is also sticking.
Can anyone tell me why.
The truck is at the shop now getting another caliper tomorrow. They are going to check the lines because of intense heat from the break sticking, saying that it might have caused the break fluid to crystallize, something is not allowing the fluid or pressure to release the break. What should I do to fix this. 1997 F-150.
Also when the driver side isn't stuck, it will pull to the pas-side when breaking. any help would be more than wonderful.
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> saying that it might have caused the break fluid to crystallize
I would like to see that!
> Can anyone tell me why
Yes, your rubber brake lines are old and probably collapsed. I would flush the whole system to make sure gunk is not clogging anything.
I would like to see that!
> Can anyone tell me why
Yes, your rubber brake lines are old and probably collapsed. I would flush the whole system to make sure gunk is not clogging anything.
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Replaced rubber break line and caliper & all is well.
The parts store said, if the shop would have put on the first caliper, they would pay 50% of the labor cost for replacing the caliper.
If the parts store would have told me to replace the break line after the first junk part. (or if I would have check this site and learned that because of the intense heat the break line was shot....and no caliper was going to function properly after that)
I would not have a labor charge, but the shop was nice & only Charged me $50 for labor, $40 for the break line, $40 for caliper.
The parts store said, if the shop would have put on the first caliper, they would pay 50% of the labor cost for replacing the caliper.
If the parts store would have told me to replace the break line after the first junk part. (or if I would have check this site and learned that because of the intense heat the break line was shot....and no caliper was going to function properly after that)
I would not have a labor charge, but the shop was nice & only Charged me $50 for labor, $40 for the break line, $40 for caliper.
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