skirider
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- Joined
- Jul 19, 2013
- Posts
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- Ram Year
- 2011
- Engine
- 5.7 hemi
2011 ram 1500
Fluid flushed 5000 or so ago
Front driver brake smoking
Thought i determined was caliper
Replaced entire caliper and bracket which was a warranty from a previous autozone purchase a couple years ago
Rubber hose replaced and blead
Problem is brake drag. If i get room pads off caliper by prying im at 5 ft lbs to spin hub
Pump brakes and can barely turn hib by hand but in comparison it 25 ftlb to turn hub with brakes not engaged
Releasing bleeder does nothing
Same on other side but both are reman autozone calipers. Already swapped the new one again thinking defective no change
Is this just crap partsor do i have other issues. I would think if it was further up in sytem releasing bleeder would help but fluid just dribbles out
This sounds like a lot of brake drag and i think thats why my mileage has been low?
Thoughts
Fluid flushed 5000 or so ago
Front driver brake smoking
Thought i determined was caliper
Replaced entire caliper and bracket which was a warranty from a previous autozone purchase a couple years ago
Rubber hose replaced and blead
Problem is brake drag. If i get room pads off caliper by prying im at 5 ft lbs to spin hub
Pump brakes and can barely turn hib by hand but in comparison it 25 ftlb to turn hub with brakes not engaged
Releasing bleeder does nothing
Same on other side but both are reman autozone calipers. Already swapped the new one again thinking defective no change
Is this just crap partsor do i have other issues. I would think if it was further up in sytem releasing bleeder would help but fluid just dribbles out
This sounds like a lot of brake drag and i think thats why my mileage has been low?
Thoughts