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Those dragging brakes again! 700

posted by  maplebones on  Thu Aug 6 11:40 CST 2020
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Hi Randy,

I think it may be possible for the caliper to be at fault without having a seized piston.

A few years ago I had a dragging rear brake on a 240. One of the pistons was difficult to retract and I assumed it was in the beginning stages of a seizure.

When I split the caliper open to rebuild it, I found a snotty brown semi solid mass stuck at the junction where the fluid goes from one side of the caliper to the other. I fished the lump out with a dental pick, put the caliper back together and it's been fine ever since. The car was new to me so a double flush of the system soon followed the repair.

regards, Peter






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