Very Strange Brake Problem
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Very Strange Brake Problem
Well my drivers side front break was sticking a while back when it would get hot so I bought a new caliper and put it on and it seemed to be fine, about a week later it started to do the same thing when hot from a little bit of stop and go traffic it would start to stick on. and I mean really bad when i let off the gas the truck would stop pretty quick. any ideas why and what is sticking? I just cant see it being the new caliper has gone bad already in a couple days?
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Well how would i check it? it works fine sometimes just seems to be when it gets hot? and even sometimes when its hot it will work fine? I just don't have any clue why it does it sometimes..
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You could disconnect that line where it goes from the hard line to the rubber line on the suspected wheel and plug or cap each end with a fitting, then drive the truck and see if the problem still exists. If it doesnt have the same problem anymore then you know your problem is between the rubber line and the caliper somewhere. If it still exist you have a problem somewhere else
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Well it is the brake system somewhere cause I jacked the front end off the ground after it was doing it and I couldn't even spin the wheel by hand until i took the caliper off then it would spin free. thats why i bought a new caliper thinking that was the problem.
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Just a suggestion. Jack the front up again after the brake has stuck on. See if the other front wheel will spin. If it does, remove the wheel that is stuck and carefully open the bleeder valve to see if there is any pressure on the brake on that wheel. If there is, and letting off the pressure at the bleeder allows the wheel to turn, you've isolated the problem. Then do as Brandon suggested with the brake hose and your problem should be fixed. Otherwise there could possibly be a problem in the ABS valve.
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Alternatively you can crack the brake line where it goes into the rubber brake hose. if the pressure releases and the wheel turns it's not in the hose. If it does nothing then open the bleeder. If the brake releases then it's the hose. If it doesn't release it's the caliper.
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Alternatively you can crack the brake line where it goes into the rubber brake hose. if the pressure releases and the wheel turns it's not in the hose. If it does nothing then open the bleeder. If the brake releases then it's the hose. If it doesn't release it's the caliper.
Thanks I'll try that when i get home I'm away working won't be home till the 23rd so i'll try it soon as i get home. if the hose is fine and the caliper is fine is there anything else that could cause it to stick???
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Not really. What happens with a rubber line is that a piece inside the line can come loose and act as a check valve. It will allow fluid to pass through it to the calipper, but not back when you release the pedal.
