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Q: brake caliper don't release
My car: 94' CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINI VAN
The problem: passenger side front brake caliper just don't release always sticking in hot weather. Driver side brake no problem and cold weather no problem. also I already change 3 calipers still have the same problem. The weather going to warm, I'm anxious to fix this problem. Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. Thanks anyway. Jerry |
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It is most likely the rubber hose:
The hises have a tendancy to collapse on the inside, and hold risiduak pressure on the caliper. A quick test: Release the bleeder valve to see if there is pressure in the caliper, or if the fluid just streams out. After that, allpy the brakes, make sure the caliper sticks again, losen the flarenut on the pipe that attaches to the rubber hose if you found pressure at the bleeder. If no pressure at the flare nut, or very little, the hose is your culprit. Refinish King "Jerry" > wrote in message om... > My car: 94' CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINI VAN > The problem: passenger side front brake caliper just don't release always > sticking in hot weather. > Driver side brake no problem and cold weather no problem. also I already > change 3 calipers still have the same problem. The weather going to warm, > I'm anxious to fix this problem. > Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. > Thanks anyway. > Jerry > > |
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On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 18:47:35 GMT, "Jerry" >
ran around screaming and yelling: >My car: 94' CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINI VAN >The problem: passenger side front brake caliper just don't release always >sticking in hot weather. >Driver side brake no problem and cold weather no problem. also I already >change 3 calipers still have the same problem. The weather going to warm, >I'm anxious to fix this problem. >Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. >Thanks anyway. >Jerry if changing the caliper did not work(after the first one really) you need to suspect the flexible brake hose....they deteriorate from the inside out...once they begin to deteriorate they separate inside and in effect become a "checkvalve"(one-way valve) internally...they will let pressure in, but not out(or slowly to let it out)....you can test this by opening the connection on the master cylinder side of the hose(when the caliper is "sticking")...if you have no pressure release there, open the bleeder on the caliper...if you have pressure here the hose is bad....if you replace one, replace the other side too....any outer signs that it is deteriorated such as dry rot and cracks, then replace... JT |
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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 00:24:44 -0500, "Refinish King"
> ran around screaming and yelling: >It is most likely the rubber hose: > >The hises have a tendancy to collapse on the inside, and hold risiduak >pressure on the caliper. A quick test: > >Release the bleeder valve to see if there is pressure in the caliper, or if >the fluid just streams out. > >After that, allpy the brakes, make sure the caliper sticks again, losen the >flarenut on the pipe that attaches to the rubber hose if you found pressure >at the bleeder. If no pressure at the flare nut, or very little, the hose is >your culprit. isn't this interesting....guess you are not as stupid as you sounded earlier... JT |
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That could be a bad flex hose to the front wheel. They can come apart
inside and the inside lining can hold the pressure on. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Jerry wrote: > > My car: 94' CHEVROLET LUMINA APV MINI VAN > The problem: passenger side front brake caliper just don't release always > sticking in hot weather. > Driver side brake no problem and cold weather no problem. also I already > change 3 calipers still have the same problem. The weather going to warm, > I'm anxious to fix this problem. > Any suggestion will be highly appreciated. > Thanks anyway. > Jerry |
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