Brakes givin me headaches

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Dec 29, 2004 | 10:22 AM
  #1  
Ok..... here we go.... i have been thru like 3 sets of pads in a month on the pass side front. i have bled and bled but im not sure if i am bleeding right.. i am usually pretty savvy with a wrench and i built my max pretty much from the ground up. got it at a police auction it was stripped. 300$$ i will post pic's soon but n e ways, any one experiance this brake prob?
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Dec 29, 2004 | 10:32 AM
  #2  
stuck/frozen/seized caliper?
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Dec 29, 2004 | 10:58 AM
  #3  
hmm... well i got it to quit grinding for a while then it only grinded when i turned
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Dec 29, 2004 | 11:03 AM
  #4  
I concur with danny's assertion.
or maybe you're just using way to cheap pads
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Dec 29, 2004 | 11:07 AM
  #5  
ok thanks..... time to max out the visa
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Dec 29, 2004 | 11:20 AM
  #6  
Quote: ok thanks..... time to max out the visa
Get loaded calipers, they come with the bracket / hardware and pads

I sell calipers
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Dec 29, 2004 | 01:09 PM
  #7  
I just got a rebuilt front caliper from Napa for around $46 after an $80 core. Not too bad, but the rear calipers are double that at least.
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Dec 29, 2004 | 08:28 PM
  #8  
Yeah, sounds like either the slider pins on that side, or the piston isn't retracting. Maybe just get a rebuilt caliper and eliminate both possibilities?
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