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 Aug 22, 2007 - 4:13 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 7, '06 From Lawrence IN, 46226 Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%)  |
on my passenger rear brake my brake pad isnt releasing from the disk. while driving the brake scrapes on the disk and eventually looses until i use the brakes again and it clings to it again. anyone help me?
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Aug 23, 2007 - 1:51 PM
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a good temporary fix is to lubricate the inside of the brake piston walls in the caliper. by pushing on your brake pedal to push the brake piston out and using a c-clamp to push the piston back in will help spread the lubricant.
if you still have a problem after that, then you need to either get your calipers rebuilt or get new ones. This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Aug 23, 2007 - 1:54 PM -------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Aug 23, 2007 - 8:31 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 7, '06 From Lawrence IN, 46226 Currently Offline Reputation: 17 (100%) |
alright, thanx
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Aug 24, 2007 - 5:54 AM
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QUOTE(mneal2_92788 @ Aug 22, 2007 - 10:13 PM) [snapback]589974[/snapback] on my passenger rear brake my brake pad isnt releasing from the disk. while driving the brake scrapes on the disk and eventually looses until i use the brakes again and it clings to it again. anyone help me? check your brake lines...if they are rubber its been known for the rubber inside the hose to start to break down and make a kind-of valve inside the hose..so as u press the fluid through the rubber inside opens allowing it to pass, but closes when it tries to go back in... crap example, hope its understandable.. have the friday feeling in my head...also 3 bottles of wine last night..lmao 
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