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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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My wife's PA front drivers disc brake caliper stuck today .I pulled the wheel and backed off the the bleeder valve, had a friend pump the brakes and got no brake fluid whatsoever. So I took the bleeder valve completely out and the same thing? Just had a new MC put in this summer! Is a new caliper in order?

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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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It might be the hose going to the caliper. Been there, done that.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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the hoses are cheap enough like $13 each so if you change the caliper change out the hose too..
 
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 09:46 PM
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The hoses fall apart on the inside blocking fluid flow. They can also block fluid flow the other direction not allowing the brake to release.

If you opened the bleeder and the caliper did not release, you have a caliper problem probably stuck piston.jd
 

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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 10:51 AM
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The Dodge also had a bad hose, causing the same thing, cheap fix.

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