calipers locked up
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Car: 1986 camaro iroc z
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calipers locked up
so heres the thing . i replaced the master cylinder,front brake lines,and calipers ive bled them and they are getting great pressure once the pistons are clammed when press the brake pedal and then let go it stays clamped down im pulling my hair out trying to figure this out
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Re: calipers locked up
Did you replace the flex hoses?
Are the slide pins binding?
Are the slide pins binding?
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Re: calipers locked up
it has a new master cylinder, new flex hoses new calipers and guid pins been bled properly
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Re: calipers locked up
the thing i can think of is the combination valve does my 92 bird have a praportion valve
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Re: calipers locked up
As I recall, I couldn't move the rotor without the tire and wheel mounted. Worth a try.
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Re: calipers locked up
thanks so much i thought all disk brakes are the same my neon spun freely when i hanged the shoes so i thought disks were all the same also just one little thing i know this isnt the section but the prevoiuse owner failed to tell me bout a big harline crack on the top of the driver side end cap to the radiator how do i fix this
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Re: calipers locked up
is ur brake light on? its possible your combination valve has a stuck valve..go to youtube and search my video on how a combination valve works..i go through great detail on how to check it...search for : KLOWNY1969 on youtube and go through my vids
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Re: calipers locked up
yea i juat talked to someone on ehre they say they arnt locked its just yourn ot saposedto be able to spin it with your hands but with the wheel on it so yea i guess im dumb
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Re: calipers locked up
so here i am agina at square one i drove it around the yard today the brakes were working fine then suddenly the brake peddal dropped to the floor the brake light came on i pumped it a bit let it sit then it got pressure agian and then i came out this morning to move it back to the garage to work on the audio and she wouldnt moove barely i had to floor it to make it moove at all and it still had problems it wouldnt move at all at idle im getting tired of this happening someone help me
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