Brake Problems
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Brake Problems
Problem:
Passanger side front brake is locking up. Its just locking in and not releasing. Just by tapping the brake it locks and pulls the truck though 2 lanes, You can hang from the wheel and hardly keep the truck on the road. The brakes are huge, they are made for 8k pounds. could there be a problem with the brake booster? Or could it be a problem with the hard line.
New brake lines have been ran, theres still the stock hard line.
this is the only thing weve got to figure out and its killin me.
oh yeah driver side works perfectly
For yall that dont know the truck has a custom suspension (dodge 1 ton straight axles)
Passanger side front brake is locking up. Its just locking in and not releasing. Just by tapping the brake it locks and pulls the truck though 2 lanes, You can hang from the wheel and hardly keep the truck on the road. The brakes are huge, they are made for 8k pounds. could there be a problem with the brake booster? Or could it be a problem with the hard line.
New brake lines have been ran, theres still the stock hard line.
this is the only thing weve got to figure out and its killin me.
oh yeah driver side works perfectly
For yall that dont know the truck has a custom suspension (dodge 1 ton straight axles)
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From: Indiana
calipers or drum brakes?
It has to be in the brake... if it was the master cylinder or booster then you would be applying at least 2 brakes.
If it is a caliper, you may need to pull it apart and clean/grease the slides.
Try jacking it up and applying the brake and then releasing and try to rotate the wheel... see what happens. If the brake sticks, open the bleed screw and see if that relieves the pressure. If no pressure, then it must be the pins sticking.
It has to be in the brake... if it was the master cylinder or booster then you would be applying at least 2 brakes.
If it is a caliper, you may need to pull it apart and clean/grease the slides.
Try jacking it up and applying the brake and then releasing and try to rotate the wheel... see what happens. If the brake sticks, open the bleed screw and see if that relieves the pressure. If no pressure, then it must be the pins sticking.