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brake caliper freeze? 120-130

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posted by  JohnMc on  Sat Jul 2 15:50 CST 2005
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Maybe it's the climate here, but I've seen lots and lots of rusted stuck calipers and never once a swollen shut 'one-way' brake hose, though I understand it happens commonly elsewhere. To distinguish the two, open the bleeder valve. If the dragging brake loosens up, bad hose. If it remains dragging, suspect a stuck caliper (the pistons won't freely retract). Depending on your mechanical aptitude you might rebuild a caliper, but the vast majority of people (myself included) just put rebuilt ones on.

To check for a bad or loose wheel bearing just jack that wheel off the ground, and grab the tire and try shaking it back and forth, up and down, feeling for slack. There shouldn't be any perceptible slack. Spin the wheel and you shouldn't hear any grumbling from the bearings either.
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