Brake issues
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Brake issues
Hey folks,
I did a search and found many different threads in regards to brake issues and lots of possible solutions but I didn’t find anything quite like what I’m experiencing.
During my my last few cruises I started noticing the smell of hot brakes coming from the rear of the car. I tore into it this afternoon and everything on the drivers rear seamed to check out okay. I went over to the passenger side rear, pulled the pads and cleaned everything up. When I went to put the pads back in a I noticed the caliper pistons were completely extended. I tried compressing them to get the pads back in and was nearly impossible. As soon as I let pressure off of the caliper pistons they extend again.
Im at a loss. 1975 L48 with power brakes disk al around.
Thanks in in advance for any and all help.
Regards
Darrin.
I did a search and found many different threads in regards to brake issues and lots of possible solutions but I didn’t find anything quite like what I’m experiencing.
During my my last few cruises I started noticing the smell of hot brakes coming from the rear of the car. I tore into it this afternoon and everything on the drivers rear seamed to check out okay. I went over to the passenger side rear, pulled the pads and cleaned everything up. When I went to put the pads back in a I noticed the caliper pistons were completely extended. I tried compressing them to get the pads back in and was nearly impossible. As soon as I let pressure off of the caliper pistons they extend again.
Im at a loss. 1975 L48 with power brakes disk al around.
Thanks in in advance for any and all help.
Regards
Darrin.
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I thought about that however, with the master cylinder cap off I witnessed the fluid level quickly rising. If the hose was plugged wouldn’t it just ballon the line?
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So., I bled all four corners and the pad issue seems to have corrected itself, what I did find was that the parking brake shoes on the drivers side are dragging. Temp readings post drive are around 380° while the another three are around 88°. I guess my next step will be to try and back off the pads with the adjustment wheel. I have never done this however, I do know that the adjustment in on the bottom of the assembly somewhere.
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