Brake Issues, please help...
OK, well the brakes in my 67 have been feeling like they always dragging a bit.
I haven't driven the car in a few weeks and went to drive it today and the brakes were really dragging. The strange part is that when I put the car in reverse and move it, it will roll freely. When I put the car in first and roll it, it will stop fairly quickly. Up until you get it up to 5MPH, you can really feel the brakes engaged and they also make noise.
A bit about the brakes...front discs, rear drums, power....e-brake does not seem to work anymore either.
Front driver side brake caliper does appear to be leaking a tiny bit of brake fluid.
Any ideas?
I haven't driven the car in a few weeks and went to drive it today and the brakes were really dragging. The strange part is that when I put the car in reverse and move it, it will roll freely. When I put the car in first and roll it, it will stop fairly quickly. Up until you get it up to 5MPH, you can really feel the brakes engaged and they also make noise.
A bit about the brakes...front discs, rear drums, power....e-brake does not seem to work anymore either.
Front driver side brake caliper does appear to be leaking a tiny bit of brake fluid.
Any ideas?
Last edited by sentipede; Nov 8, 2009 at 08:01 PM.
First thing is you gotta find the source of that caliper leak and fix it. Probably the hard line on the caliper although it could also be the bleed valve wasn't closed tightly enough or a leaking flex line. If it is one of those items, easy fix. Just be sure to clean the disc thoroughly so you don't have fluid end up on there and foul the pads
Did you do any work on the brakes before it happened? Anything happened before it started or did it just start by itself?
I would start by figuring out if it is all the brakes. (after you fix the brakes.) Disconnect or loosen the parking brake and see if it goes away. Then lift the car and see if it drags when you turn the rear wheels by themselves or the front wheels by themselves. Or if it is a problem with your entire brake system. You'll get a little closer into what you should look for.
Post those answers and it will give us a little more to go on.
I would start by figuring out if it is all the brakes. (after you fix the brakes.) Disconnect or loosen the parking brake and see if it goes away. Then lift the car and see if it drags when you turn the rear wheels by themselves or the front wheels by themselves. Or if it is a problem with your entire brake system. You'll get a little closer into what you should look for.
Post those answers and it will give us a little more to go on.
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