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Old 09-13-2009, 09:15 PM   #1
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Replaced Rotors/Pads/Calipers now front brake stay locked.HELP

Alright I put all new parts on the front after I cracked two rotors that were old and wore out. I bled the system with a professional power bleeder 3 times to make sure now that was not the problem.

So at that point I took it out and the brakes randomly lock left or right every time I barely put the brakes on. I got fed up after taking the whole thing apart a couple times I put it in storage. Now I brought it back out and they remaine locked, so I had a hard time getting it up the driveway without spinning the back tires.

I don't know what to do other than replace the calipers that are already new, maybe I got a bad set that doesn't travel in the bore correctly.

FYI 1989 350 Iroc stock style brakes iron calipes, drilled/slotted rotors/ Bendix heavy duty pads
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Re: Replaced Rotors/Pads/Calipers now front brake stay locked.HELP

a good possibility is that the rubber flex lines have gone bad and are collapsing causing the calipers to lock, its quite common
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Re: Replaced Rotors/Pads/Calipers now front brake stay locked.HELP

sounds like the rubber brake lines are collapsed letting you aply the brakes but they will not release the fluid to let the brakes off .
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Re: Replaced Rotors/Pads/Calipers now front brake stay locked.HELP

thats what I was thinking. I am checking into it.
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Re: Replaced Rotors/Pads/Calipers now front brake stay locked.HELP

thats what I was thinking. I am checking into it.
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Re: Replaced Rotors/Pads/Calipers now front brake stay locked.HELP

same problem-front brakes didn't release.. replaced brake lines, and it stops like new. The clips are a little pesky. Lucky I had a very large pair of vice grips.
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