A little background info. I redid my rear brakes about 14 months ago, new pads, rotors, rebuilt calipers and all new e-brake parts. About a week after I did this work the drivers side caliper was sticking. I replaced it with another one and everything was good until about 5 days ago.
I could smell a hot brake last Friday, again it was the drivers side rear. I pulled the rear wheel and the caliper and it was the e-brake that was sticking. The cable appeared to be releasing and wasn't the problem. After a lot of struggle and getting a "spoon" that had the correct bend I was able to get the star wheel for the e-brake to spin and release. I think everything is good. I take it for a test drive since I also put sway bar ends on it so I drove it. I return and you guess it, drivers side brake is hot again. I have a point and shoot thermometer and the drivers side rear is 100 degrees hotter than the other three brakes.
Yesterday I pull the wheel and this time the caliper is sticking. I crack the bleeder and there is no pressure there. I pull the caliper and it appears one of the pistons is sticking to me. I use a c-clamp to push the pistons back in and one was harder to retract than the other. I bought it at Autozone and it had a lifetime warranty so I get another rebuilt one and today all is good.
Here is my question. Is it a coincidence that the E-brake and the disc brake caliper was hanging up at the same time? The heat from one problem cause the other? Is something else wrong? I've driven it a few miles since yesterday and all brake temps are the same. My guess is a crappy rebuilt caliper at Autozone.
I could smell a hot brake last Friday, again it was the drivers side rear. I pulled the rear wheel and the caliper and it was the e-brake that was sticking. The cable appeared to be releasing and wasn't the problem. After a lot of struggle and getting a "spoon" that had the correct bend I was able to get the star wheel for the e-brake to spin and release. I think everything is good. I take it for a test drive since I also put sway bar ends on it so I drove it. I return and you guess it, drivers side brake is hot again. I have a point and shoot thermometer and the drivers side rear is 100 degrees hotter than the other three brakes.
Yesterday I pull the wheel and this time the caliper is sticking. I crack the bleeder and there is no pressure there. I pull the caliper and it appears one of the pistons is sticking to me. I use a c-clamp to push the pistons back in and one was harder to retract than the other. I bought it at Autozone and it had a lifetime warranty so I get another rebuilt one and today all is good.
Here is my question. Is it a coincidence that the E-brake and the disc brake caliper was hanging up at the same time? The heat from one problem cause the other? Is something else wrong? I've driven it a few miles since yesterday and all brake temps are the same. My guess is a crappy rebuilt caliper at Autozone.