Rear passenger caliper sticking

6643Jasper · Jun 4, 2014

2001 f250 4x4. Had a caliper sticking on the rear passenger side. Replaced with a new caliper and it still seems like it's sticking. Excessive heat on that side and excessive pad wear. Driver side rear is ok. Maybe a bad new caliper? Any one have issues with this?

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Arisley · Jun 4, 2014

Check the rubber line. The one going from the caliper to the hard line. Lots of people just let the caliper hang from the line while doing brakes. Looks fine from the outside, but the inner lining will break down. You mash the brake pedal, fluid flows good into the caliper and when you let off it takes a long time for it to flow back out.

If this is the case, I would change all the rubber lines.

6643Jasper · Jun 4, 2014

Thanks I will check it out.

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powerlifter405 · Jun 4, 2014

The caliper pins in my 08 seized up. It was common up north according to a tech I was talking to. If you have any snow being treated w/ chemicals that is a possibility. I had to get whole new brake assemblies.

Arisley · Jun 5, 2014

Forgot about the pins. Sticky pins could for sure do it also.

TyCorr · Jun 5, 2014

If he just replaced the caliper its probably the lines. It'd be tough not to notice sticking slide pins when you had the brakes apart right?

I'm in the same boat right now. Which blows because I just replaced the daggum brakes last fall. :doh:

MoonShiner · Jun 5, 2014

Pull the caliper off keeping the line attached and use a c-clamp to see how easily the piston pushes back in. It shouldn't take much to move it.
If it takes a lot of pressure to push it in, it could be the rubber line.

6643Jasper · Jun 9, 2014

Seems as though the brake hose fixed it. Thanks for the help.

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Arisley · Jun 9, 2014

Glad you got it.

Vogel469 · Jun 9, 2014

Pins for sure a lot of people forget to Grease them or they've been for so long they started sticking or seized up, but I would also look into the rubber lines like he said above

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Arisley · Jun 10, 2014

6643Jasper said:
Seems as though the brake hose fixed it. Thanks for the help.

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Vogel469 said:
Pins for sure a lot of people forget to Grease them or they've been for so long they started sticking or seized up, but I would also look into the rubber lines like he said above

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I think he got it.