brake caliper locked up
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Car: 1986 camaro iroc z
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brake caliper locked up
ok so here it is i just replaced the brake lines. the breaks used to grab but not totally lock up and pull to one side now the right side is grabbing and the driver side is completely locked up now that i bled the brakes i dont know what it could be.are the brake lines different for each side because one of silver and one was a golden color it sat for 2 years in the previous owners drive way so i dont know.any help will be great thanks
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Re: brake caliper locked up
When you bleed them, does LOTS of fluid come out EASILY? (like, if you open the screw, does it just run out all on its own?)
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Car: 1986 camaro iroc z
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Axle/Gears: stock
Re: brake caliper locked up
also since im here i had removed the intake and worked on the fuel rail and fuel injectors i put them back in and stuff but now shes running very rough what could that be
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Re: brake caliper locked up
Because the way the rubber hoses fail is, they rust on the inside; and the rust makes the already tiny hole for the fluid to pass through, to disappear. Then when that happens, the 1000 psi or whatever that results from your foot on the brake, forces fluid through; but when you take your foot back off the brake, the fluid can't return, and the caliper gets held in the "operated" position.
Fluid SHOULD just drool all out of there all on its own. MASSIVE quantities should spurt out when bleeding with an assistant pushing the pedal. If it doesn't, it's probably because there's a blockage, which means you probably need new rubber hoses.
Fluid SHOULD just drool all out of there all on its own. MASSIVE quantities should spurt out when bleeding with an assistant pushing the pedal. If it doesn't, it's probably because there's a blockage, which means you probably need new rubber hoses.
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