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Old May 17, 2017 | 04:10 PM
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Brakes Locking Up

My brakes are locking up. It is the front passenger brake at least is seems from the smoke. It opens up after driving a little. So I changed the caliper and it is still doing so. What else should i look at? The fluid seems to be flowing smoothly.
Old May 17, 2017 | 04:43 PM
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If you have two people available you can visibly check caliper while the other person presses the pedal. No ABS light on?
Old May 17, 2017 | 04:45 PM
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so...no problem bleeding the brakes when you changed the caliper?
did you check the drivers side to see if it was working. maybe you only have pass side front brakes.

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Old May 17, 2017 | 05:07 PM
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No problem bleeding and caliper goes in and out . When I changed the caliper i was able to bleed fine. It seems to only happen after driving some and mostly in stop and go traffic. Abs light does go on sometimes but only when I am driving with the brakes locked on.




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