1997 f150 NEED HELP !!!!!!!!!!
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1997 f150 NEED HELP !!!!!!!!!!
Posted prior 1997 ford f150 5.4L 4x4 front passenger side brake keeps locking/dragging I replaced master cylinder, rubber lines, calipers, pads, abs pump, pretty much everything besides the brake booster and it's STILL HAPPENING brakes are soft have to pump up then firm but by that time the brake mentioned above is LOCKED up I need some serious help from knowledgeable people PLEASE
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Did not check into booster to see if any issues were there but doesn't the pedal usually get extremely hard when the booster starts to go ? And I bench bled the master with my mechanic (he's been a mechanic for 30+ yrs at a very reputable auto repair company) so I'm pretty sure everything was bled properly and procedure wise and how could I have contaminated the brake fluid ? I literally changed everything besides brake booster and steel lines so at one point the system was almost completely empty and I have refilled with proper NEW fluid
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Also ONLY one brake is locking up like stated the front passenger all other brakes seem to be working just fine and I did replace caliper and pads but not rotors (never had just one brake lock up due to a rotor) it's just really odd that only one is locking up and did try another caliper so before we go there again same thing happened and I dont even have to drive it it can be on the lift and driver side tire freely spins and stops and releases when brakes are applied passenger side spins but when you hit the brakes it stops and locks up then after a few mintues 20+ it spins freely again
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Yes I lubed everything and checked again to make sure nothing was hanging up and slides easily. Where could all this air be tho ??? I had the abs electronically bled by my mechanic several times we bled it to make sure but maybe there is air somewhere but I bled I believe 6 large bottles of brake fluid through the system did so much bleeding started to round off bleeder stems (purchased new ones have not installed yet)
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Also ONLY one brake is locking up like stated the front passenger all other brakes seem to be working just fine and I did replace caliper and pads but not rotors (never had just one brake lock up due to a rotor) it's just really odd that only one is locking up and did try another caliper so before we go there again same thing happened and I dont even have to drive it it can be on the lift and driver side tire freely spins and stops and releases when brakes are applied passenger side spins but when you hit the brakes it stops and locks up then after a few mintues 20+ it spins freely again
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No idea Jake.. But, I did several pad/rotor brake jobs on my old 97 F150 and never had any issues.. All I ever did was just pull the calipers, replace pads, grease up the slid bolts, torque 'em down, done.. Same calipers for the 255,000 miles I put on it before I traded it..
I did bleed the lines each time, but never used more than a bottle at any one time.
Are the bleeder valves on TOP of the calipers? That can make a difference.
Good luck!
Mitch
I did bleed the lines each time, but never used more than a bottle at any one time.
Are the bleeder valves on TOP of the calipers? That can make a difference.
Good luck!
Mitch
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I did check that to make sure and when I did the calipers I went bought the driver side first then the passenger next day because I took off old passenger to inspect and it was beat up bad chunks and cracks I bought the truck with a break issue that was supposedly a bad abs replaced it and the calipers pads (not rotors) master cylinder and drum pads and hardware with wheel cylinders drove for a few weeks no real problems pulled to the right tho then had uper lower ball joints and inner outer tie rods done then an alignment 2 days later this brake locking up problem occured I did always have to pump the pedal once or twice to get firm but other then that and pulling to the right it never locked taking to master mechanic praying he can find out whas going on