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When I did my tie rods the other day I noticed that the driver side front had some resistance turning.
I had done the calipers back when I bought the truck in highschool and figured it was just time for new ones again. So I got a new caliper and new brake hose and replaced them.
I had a heck of a time getting the old caliper off because the bleeder was stuck and the piston wouldn’t go in. But I got them off and the new ones on.
after the new one I noticed the passenger side would lock up before the driver side but I chocked it up to a million different variable possibilities.
today I drove it to work and my truck pulled to the left all the way to work. When I got home I checked the hubs and the driver side was warmer not scolding hot but Noticeably warmer than the passenger side.
I pulled it in the garage and sure enough the wheel resisted turning even worse than with the old caliper. And I found the following
if I tapped it with a rubber mallet the caliper would release untill the pedal was actuated again.
this led me to believe maybe the slide pins weren’t working so I swapped some slide pins I happen to have in and had the same result.
I cracked the bleeder while they were sticking and nothing came out like there was pressure being held on it.
after playing with it for a while I decided to lube everything up that moved and put it back together. And bled them again for good measure.
The tire still has more resistance than the passenger side but it will spin about 3/4 of a revolution with a decent spin now
I took it for a test drive and found the following
Both front brakes lock up at the same time now.
the pulling is gone
the pedal feels a lot more solid than it did before I did anything
when I got home again both hubs felt about the same temperature.
The way it test drove tonight I’m comfortable taking it to work but I’ll probably jack it up and see what it feels like again tomorrow and pay attention to it.
has anyone had this issue? Any ideas I should check tomorrow?
I had done the calipers back when I bought the truck in highschool and figured it was just time for new ones again. So I got a new caliper and new brake hose and replaced them.
I had a heck of a time getting the old caliper off because the bleeder was stuck and the piston wouldn’t go in. But I got them off and the new ones on.
after the new one I noticed the passenger side would lock up before the driver side but I chocked it up to a million different variable possibilities.
today I drove it to work and my truck pulled to the left all the way to work. When I got home I checked the hubs and the driver side was warmer not scolding hot but Noticeably warmer than the passenger side.
I pulled it in the garage and sure enough the wheel resisted turning even worse than with the old caliper. And I found the following
if I tapped it with a rubber mallet the caliper would release untill the pedal was actuated again.
this led me to believe maybe the slide pins weren’t working so I swapped some slide pins I happen to have in and had the same result.
I cracked the bleeder while they were sticking and nothing came out like there was pressure being held on it.
after playing with it for a while I decided to lube everything up that moved and put it back together. And bled them again for good measure.
The tire still has more resistance than the passenger side but it will spin about 3/4 of a revolution with a decent spin now
I took it for a test drive and found the following
Both front brakes lock up at the same time now.
the pulling is gone
the pedal feels a lot more solid than it did before I did anything
when I got home again both hubs felt about the same temperature.
The way it test drove tonight I’m comfortable taking it to work but I’ll probably jack it up and see what it feels like again tomorrow and pay attention to it.
has anyone had this issue? Any ideas I should check tomorrow?