Brakes not releasing.
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Racer
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Chambersburg PA
Brakes not releasing.
What a weekend...Get up bright and early Sat. and rush to Carlisle (felt like christmas)to pick up by new VBP Suspension kit...(Great guys, even had a hand truck to help me carry the stuff out)...Rush home Jack up the car and get to work...Every thing is cruzin...I started this project on Saturday cause I knew something would go wrong somewhere along the way and require a follow up trip sunday to find what ever part I screwed up Sat night....And Sat night the winner was an upside down shock mount. 
.FYI it has a flat, intall it upside and ya strip the treads.. 
.That is when I know to stop for the night..I break a part or need a tool that can't be obtained. Any way back up Sunday pay another $10 to park...$12 to get in and spend 15 min to buy a $40 shock mount and back to work. I finish up the install, re-torque everything, and take her around the bolck...WHAT a difference...she carves turns....but during the ride a reoccuring problem comes up...the car starts pulling hard to the right...as soon as I hit the brakes it shoots left....it becomes clear the brakes are not releasing. 2 years ago I had all 4 calipers replaced with VBP o-ring Stainless calipers and a new VBP Master Clynder. I have heard the non releasing brakes are a sign of a collapsed brake line or a sticking caliper...I'm pretty much ruling out the caliper since it was pulling right then darts left as soon as I hit the brakes. Any thoughts?
.FYI it has a flat, intall it upside and ya strip the treads.. .That is when I know to stop for the night..I break a part or need a tool that can't be obtained. Any way back up Sunday pay another $10 to park...$12 to get in and spend 15 min to buy a $40 shock mount and back to work. I finish up the install, re-torque everything, and take her around the bolck...WHAT a difference...she carves turns....but during the ride a reoccuring problem comes up...the car starts pulling hard to the right...as soon as I hit the brakes it shoots left....it becomes clear the brakes are not releasing. 2 years ago I had all 4 calipers replaced with VBP o-ring Stainless calipers and a new VBP Master Clynder. I have heard the non releasing brakes are a sign of a collapsed brake line or a sticking caliper...I'm pretty much ruling out the caliper since it was pulling right then darts left as soon as I hit the brakes. Any thoughts?
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well as long as the caliper isn't leaking it sounds like a swollen brake hose. If you haven't replaced them at the caliper swap then change them now,bleed the system and see how it is. I just picked up a car set at Carlisle on Saturday,$35 set.
Gary
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Originally Posted by 75rag4sp
....but during the ride a reoccuring problem comes up...the car starts pulling hard to the right...as soon as I hit the brakes it shoots left....it becomes clear the brakes are not releasing. ...Any thoughts?
