Several of us have had this problem...its your brake booster. The
adjustable, (sort of) rod that acuates the master is backing out and
not allowing the master to back off enough so the caliper piston
cannot back off the rotor. I HOPE its just a caliper, but doubt
it...do you seem to have very little free play in your brake pedal?
Rascal
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 4:47 PM, Azie L. Magnusson <maggie11@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
> Chris Reck writes: >> I'm now fairly certain that it is the caliper.
> The brake rotor did look like it was hurt pretty bad (imaging
> flamethrower on metal). Question is, should I replace the soft
> line to that side and/or the wheel bearing due to the heat? <<
>
> I'd say neither. The culprit is most likely the piston in the
> caliper is stuck. If it happens to be factory and the phoenelic
> material that they used back in the late 70's and early 80's,
> then I'd bet my lunch on that being the case. You can either
> replace the piston with a metal one and install new seal, or
> replace the whole caliper.. It might not hurt to replace the
> flex line, but I'd test the flow prior to replacing it. To test the
> flow remove the line from the caliper and have someone
> mash the brake pedal.. If you get a "GUSH" of brake fluid
> then the line is open..(you will have to bleed the brakes after
> either of the above)..
>
> Good luck!! Keep us posted..
>
>
> Enjoy Life - It has an Expiration date!!
>
> Azie
>
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