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seirra brakes lockin on
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:43 pm
by wasfishing
hey need some help my drivers side front brake locks on when it heats up when it cools down its fine and can drive as soon as u use them a few times it heats up and locks on, ive already changed the caliper once (a 2nd one) and it still does the same thing, any idea what this could be?
Cheers
Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:21 pm
by alien
collapsed wheel bearing??
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:57 am
by lay80n
Check your hub and wheel bearings.
Also check your brake lines for kinks.
Layto....
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:13 pm
by wasfishing
just did the wheel bearings and all the front seals.....
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:44 pm
by grimbo
wasfishing wrote:just did the wheel bearings and all the front seals.....
and have you checked them now that your brakes have locked on? Sounds like they may not have been done correctly or that something may have broken. just because you did them awhile ago doesn't mean they can't be the problem.
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:15 am
by paulm958
Maybee the other calliper has the same problem???, as you mentioned it was also second hand, ive had the propblem a couple of times before on my coily,
pop the piston out of the cylinder you may find rust corrosion and general build up, give it a good clean (wet an dry maybee a new oring RUBBER grease) then try again