Brake problem
#1
Brake problem
When it rains and my truck sits over night the brakes lock up with the slightest touch of your foot when you first get in the truck.
Over the summer I had some vibration under braking at slow speeds so I serviced the front brakes, new pads/hardware and new rotors. When i was in there i found one of the guide pins was shot, the rubber boot had split and there was all sorts of nasty corrosion in there so I got a new pin cleaned everything up and the brakes worked great until recently.
There is no evidence of caliper sticking (no evident fluid leaks, no pulling under braking, no excessive heat or dust on one side). The only symptom is that the brakes will lock completely after it rains. As soon as you get up to speed and put some heat into them they function normally again.
Anyone have any ideas?
Over the summer I had some vibration under braking at slow speeds so I serviced the front brakes, new pads/hardware and new rotors. When i was in there i found one of the guide pins was shot, the rubber boot had split and there was all sorts of nasty corrosion in there so I got a new pin cleaned everything up and the brakes worked great until recently.
There is no evidence of caliper sticking (no evident fluid leaks, no pulling under braking, no excessive heat or dust on one side). The only symptom is that the brakes will lock completely after it rains. As soon as you get up to speed and put some heat into them they function normally again.
Anyone have any ideas?
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yeah im familiar with the drum brake issue, unfortunately these are the front brakes locking up. I've determined this by driving backwards stepping on brakes-no symptom, where as drive forward step on brake-lock up. Plus you can feel that its coming from the front.
I'm thinking caliper's going bad. Does anyone have tips for confirming this before ordering new ones? Like i said visually theres no leakage or excessive corrosion on the piston or damage on the rubber surrounding it.
I'm thinking caliper's going bad. Does anyone have tips for confirming this before ordering new ones? Like i said visually theres no leakage or excessive corrosion on the piston or damage on the rubber surrounding it.
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No problem i also see your in Connecticut i did a brake job on a Michigan based mustang that the lady brought to Georgia the piston compressed ok but it came back a few days later apparently whatever corrosion was inside the caliper was broken loose when the caliper was compressed for the brake job and got stuck in the lines and there were no outward signs of corrosion so if the fluid is holding water you may not see the corrosion. Good luck on your search. Hope the info helps.
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