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Stuck Caliper Symptoms

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ponysarepretty

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What are the stuck caliper symptoms? Does it pull to one side when the brakes are applied? When they aren't applied?
 
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The caliper gets super red hot and when you coast it slows down the car.
 

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yes pulling under braking can also be cause of caliper sticking,jack it up and have someone hit the brake then release while you turn each wheel see if one has some hard friction,if you find one sticking make sure it isnt a collapsed line by cracking the bleeder while someone holds the pedal,if it squirts its not a bad line if it trickles well you know the drill.
 

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I don't have a stuck caliper... I am pretty sure of that... just wondering about the symptoms.
 

ponysarepretty

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But there is something... when I press my brakeswith my car off, I can press it until there is little assist, but it can still be pressed down without too much effort... is that normal? Because I can't do it on my parent's accord, but that has rear drum brakes.
 

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Yup, that's normal with the hydroboost setup.
 

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Yea... i think my left caliper gets stuck because under braking when im almost stopped it starts to pull to the left. I'm about to get new brake pads soon but does this mean i need to buy a new caliper?
 

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Could just be the tires following the crown of the road or ruts in the road.

Also, the caliper slide pins on our cars tend to seize up very frequently causing 1 pad to constantly drag. If you ever notice a set of pads where 1 is worn down more than the other, then you have this problem. Make sure all the slide pins are free and lubricated
 

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Yup my rear slide pins froze and I tried to keep them and lube them back up, but figured it was just as easy to buy new slide pins at my work, so I just te installed new pins when I put on the rotors and pads.
 

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had one freeze up, not on the stang, but it sounded god aweful and screeched like mad
 
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