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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / January 2006Help. Strange brake problem.
I have a strange brake problem. When I first get in the car and start down the road everything is OK. As soon as I hit my brakes to stop, it stops OK but the brake stays on. As long as I don't touch the brake pedal when first starting out it goes fine. It's when I first hit the brakes that they stay on. The right front wheel gets hot so I assume it is that break that is sticking. While it is sticking and I'm moving and I hit the breaks it doesn't pull to the left or right. After the car sets a few hours it releases and then I can start the car and drive normally UNTIL I hit the breaks again, and again it puts the breaks on. The breaks don't go on hard enough to keep me from moving the car but when I let off the gas petal you can tell it's breaking again. Any ideas before I start tearing it apart. And am I making any sense??? Thanks for you help. Gene FloridaRadio@aol.com In my case, it wasn't the normal things you'd necessarily look for that were causing the same problem. The culprit was the brake line itself. At some point...I think it was when the wheel bearing was going bad...the left front brake line was heated and the rubber inside the stainless steel braid had deteriorated. The fluid would flow near normal to the caliper, but would be slow on the return causing the brake to bind. What made it hard to diagnose was that there was no visible markings on the exterior of the brakes line, nor was the flow noticeably different to the caliper. > I have a strange brake problem. > When I first get in the car and start down the road everything is OK. As [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > FloridaRadio@aol.com > > I have a strange brake problem. > When I first get in the car and start down the road everything is OK. As [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Gene > FloridaRadio@aol.com It could be a sticking caliper or a bad hose. Jack that corner up till the tire clears the ground. If the wheel won't turn, open the bleeder and let off the pressure. If the wheel will now turn, it's the hose. I suggest replacing both sides. If one goes bad, the other probably isn't far behind. Dave I tend to agree with Hairy. I've only worked on my own brakes but it sounds like a sticking caliper or even a bad wheel cylinder depending on what your vehicle has. my 2 cents >I have a strange brake problem. >When I first get in the car and start down the road everything is OK. As [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >Any ideas before I start tearing it apart. And am I making any sense??? >Thanks for you help. Stuck caliper or (more likely) a bad brake line. Had a '95 Suburban that ate the right front pads every few thousand miles. Never pulled or exhibited any odd behaviour. Compressing the caliper to replace pads was always quite a chore and I finally discovered the flexible part of that brake's plumbing was delaminating inside, effectively creating a 1-way "valve".. Fluid could flow TO the caliper freely, but was greatly restricted FROM the caliper. Swapped out the line, bled the brakes and all was good (well, as far as good can get with that POS) How old is the vehicle?? Might be a good idea to change out the brake hoses on all 4 corners. Bad break line hose? What a dumb idea. Daaaaaaaa BUT IT WORKED ! ! Thanks guys for all your help. If it was not for you all I'd have that car in 23,486 parts by now. Stinking hose. Whooedatat??? Thanks again. Gene |
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