Can smell front brakes hardcore and I'm just driving normally, promise! =)

**muhhan** · 07-10-2005 06:15 PM

This is an edit to a post I made earlier about my front brakes dragging. Since I made the original post I've done a brake fluid change by bleeding all four brakes in the order suggested by the service manual but my front brakes still seem to be dragging.

Could the problem possibly be that the brake pads need replacing? They aren't making the tell tale squeal of a worn brake pad. Any other suggestions as to what the problem may be or how to fix it? The car's a EK1 Civic.

Thanks!

**muhhan** · 20-11-2005 12:36 PM

bump....anyone please?

**e240** · 20-11-2005 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by muhhan

This is an edit to a post I made earlier about my front brakes dragging. Since I made the original post I've done a brake fluid change by bleeding all four brakes in the order suggested by the service manual but my front brakes still seem to be dragging.

Could the problem possibly be that the brake pads need replacing? They aren't making the tell tale squeal of a worn brake pad. Any other suggestions as to what the problem may be or how to fix it? The car's a EK1 Civic.

Thanks!

If your front brakes are dragging, you will need to have the calipers inspected and potentially serviced.

**ECU-MAN** · 20-11-2005 08:47 PM

you might have seized caliper slide pins, remove you caliper free them and lube them up.

**iamhappy46** · 21-11-2005 10:53 AM

I agree with ECU-MAN...
There is a special hi-temp grease for caliper slide pins, make sure you use it! Repco, Supercheap, etc should stock it.
Normal oils could end up on your brake pads/rotors & that will get messy next time you attempt to stop.

**muhhan** · 22-11-2005 09:57 PM

Sweet! Thanks a lot guys. Been looking for a solution for this one for a while. I'll let you know how I get along with it.

**MRJDM** · 22-11-2005 10:42 PM

i had the same draging problem with my bracks the problem was the brake line was blocking maybe try and change your lines

**iamhappy46** · 23-11-2005 11:51 PM

When your brake line gets block, it becomes REALLY hard to bleed your brakes. From the info we have, if the problem persists it could be caliper piston is damaged, by rust or dirt getting past the pistons rubber boot and causing it to stick.

With your case, I believe it would have been pressurised fluid being trapped on the caliper side of the blockage, causing brake drag.