What a drag!!

[OSHSHO]

Well, I bled the brakes...AGAIN...and still have the same problem . The drivers side rear is dragging. Should these drag at all when new, or is this a sign of a bad set of slider pins?? The passenger side is not dragging at all. It is working however, or at least enough to scrape the surface rust that accumulates overnight.

SO...Which side is normal?? Which side is the concern?? Is there a happy medium? Thanks!

 

[89 black SHO mtx]

try opening the bleeder screw after you press and release the brake pedal if the wheel frees up then its a hose or a line if it does not free up its a slider pin or a caliper

 

[OSHSHO]

In order to do this I will need to have the wheel off the ground, won't I trigger the check valve in the rear?

 

[sdpatt]

If you haven't inspected the slider pins and their protective boots, you should plan to do this. I will also ask if the piston on the affected caliper was pressed in rather than rotated in during a brake service. That will damage the caliper actuation mechanism and cause the symptoms you are experiencing. Bleeding the line will have no effect on this symptom and is used either to replace the fluid or remove entrained air that was introduced only if a brake hydraulic system component was replaced or the bleeding was not previously performed properly.

 

[OSHSHO]

I purchased reman calipers for both sides. I removed the bracket and the pins, replaced the boots, and lubricated them prior to assembly with dielectric grease. Everything was moving properly at installation.

 

[jelloslug]

Check your parking brake. If the cable is binding up somewhere it can make one wheel stay engaged. I just had that happen in my car last week.

<small>[ April 23, 2003, 11:22 AM: Message edited by: jelloslug ]</small>

 

[shorook90]

At idle going about 10mph I can hear this click pause.... click pause... click.... etc. It is coming from the drivers rear. Is this a sticking caliper or any other ideas?