 brakes not releasing |
 Aug 22, 2007 - 4:13 PM
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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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mneal2_92788 brakes not releasing Aug 22, 2007 - 4:13 PM
mneal2_92788 alright, thanx Aug 23, 2007 - 8:31 PM
gt4uk QUOTE(mneal2_92788 @ Aug 22, 2007 - 10... Aug 24, 2007 - 5:54 AM |
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