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Old Jan 29, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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rear calipers keep locking up!

A year ago both rear calipers locked up (pistons jammed) within a week of each other so i replaced them 6 months later the drivers side locked up so i replaced it. Tonight the passanger side locked up so i will be replacing it tomorrow. Is there somthing im missing here or is this a common problem? When i say it locked up i mean that when i pull in some were i get out and i can smell the brake and then i notice the smoke bellowing out. please help!!!
 
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Did you replace the rubber brake line ? Are the E Brake cables free ?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 03:54 PM
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yes the brake lines are good and the e brake lines are free im starting to think that maby the brake fluid may be bad (dirty) i may drain the system and see what happens.
 
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