06-05-2009, 12:08 AM | #1 |
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brake drag
getting font brake drag on the 77 k10. It disc front end and I get the smell of pads dragging on the disc. Pins are greased and the calipers move freely. Any ideas???
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06-05-2009, 02:39 AM | #2 |
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Re: brake dragg
Hey, 84, had a problem similar to yours and found two problems that were easily addressed. First, the caliper wasn't tightened like it should have been and, Second, I had a bad wheel bearing. The root of the problem was most likely the loose caliper... or it could have been a combination of the two...I'm no Sherlock Holmes, but at least it solved the problem!
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06-05-2009, 04:23 AM | #3 |
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Re: brake dragg
My money is on the rubber brake lines/hoses. They get bubbles in them that
pinch off the flow, I see that problem all the time. |
06-05-2009, 06:48 AM | #4 |
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Re: brake dragg
I have had this same problem, and when I asked a mechanic and he told me the brake line was wadded up inside I thought he was graspin, but I tried a new line and it fixed the problem.
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06-05-2009, 09:49 AM | #5 |
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Re: brake drag
im going to third the rubber lines idea its happened to me the bad wheel bearing will make the inner pad wear out fast
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06-05-2009, 06:49 PM | #6 |
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Re: brake drag
Darn, outvoted!
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06-05-2009, 07:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: brake drag
in the past, my trucks.
2 bad brake hose's 3 stuck brake calipers if you crack the bleeder screw open on the suspect caliper and it turns loose bad hose.if its still tight, caliper Last edited by powerdriver 1958; 06-05-2009 at 07:36 PM. |
06-05-2009, 07:39 PM | #8 |
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Re: brake drag
x5 on the hoses
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Re: brake drag
Quote:
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06-06-2009, 09:34 PM | #10 |
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Re: brake drag
yea, thats how i wrecked mine
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06-07-2009, 10:23 AM | #11 |
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Re: brake drag
You drove it with the bleeders open?
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06-07-2009, 01:37 PM | #12 |
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Re: brake drag
The hoses would be the place to start. Crack the bleeders , like stated before, let them sit to gravity bleed the brakes. Close them off and check pedal travel , down and up. Look to see if the pedal returns to the top. The master cylinder square cut seal could be binding and not releasing the calipers fully.
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06-07-2009, 10:37 PM | #13 |
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Re: brake drag
no no my pass side brake liine collapsed on me
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06-08-2009, 07:59 AM | #14 |
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Re: brake drag
Ok, you scared me for a minute...
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