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92YamahaSHO

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I just installed a new brale caliper bracket and now the brake (rear drivers side) is over heating ,so i jack up the car and i try to spin the tire and it feels like the brakes are draging and grabing still. Did i install the caliper wrong? whats the deal i tried to compress the caliper but it didnt want to go much but i got it on any way maby the caliper needs to be compressed more or did i install the pads wrong? :confused: any help would be apreciated.
 

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ok now that the brake is cooled down it isnt harldy grabing any more but still a little bit it only gets stuck like that when the car is driven for a few miles or more! :madflame:
 

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92YamahaSHO said:
I just installed a new brale caliper bracket and now the brake (rear drivers side) is over heating ,so i jack up the car and i try to spin the tire and it feels like the brakes are draging and grabing still. Did i install the caliper wrong? whats the deal i tried to compress the caliper but it didnt want to go much but i got it on any way maby the caliper needs to be compressed more or did i install the pads wrong? :confused: any help would be apreciated.
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Did you try to compress the piston back.... or ....Turn the piston back into the caliper?
The rear caliper pistons get turned back into it in a clockwise direction.There is a tool to do that.If you compressed the pistons straight back into it they are probably busted.
Does it have a good pedal?
Check to see if the e brake works?
Check if wheel stops and releases while applying the brakes on the jack.
Sounds like you might be getting new calaper's.
Good Luck Dude, :thumb:
 

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Rebuilt rear calipers are cheap at AutoZone. (Just be sure to have a core). So cheap I would consider just getting new calipers and new pads every time.

Be sure you have good hoses on the back.
 

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