If the rubber boot surrounding the caliper piston is torn, that may be your culprit. Have the brake caliper assembly replaced to solve the problem. In a word, no. If you suspect your calipers are sticking, you should have them serviced as soon as possible.
They include:. Your brake performance will also be at risk, and this may be the largest problem of all. Your car will likely take longer to come to a stop and may pull to one side when it does so. Have your calipers fixed ASAP and drive with confidence—and fully functional brakes. Does your brake pedal feel spongy or mushy as you apply it?
Does it push all the way down to the floor? If so, the issue at hand may be a failed master cylinder. No Experience Truck Driving. Experienced Truck Driving. OTR Trucking. Intermodal Driver. Hazmat Driver. Jul 8, 1. I have converted an old moving van for personal use only so the trailer doesn't get used often.
It sat for almost a year and half after I bought it and who knows how long before that. When I finally got around to moving it the brakes were stuck bad. I spent about 8 hours beating on the drums to get the brakes to release.
My little hammer wasn't cutting it so I pulled a bigger hammer and after tugging on it and pushing it I finally got all of the wheels to spin. If it matters this was when it was sitting on pavement. That same day I pulled the trailer about 60 miles with no issues. Parked it for the weekend, again on pavement, but when I went to head back home the wheels were locked again. I didn't have to hammer on it this time a few quick tugs the brakes let go and I had no issues the 60 miles home.
Parked it this time by the barns on grass and it saw for the last two weeks. Monday of last week I tried to roll it forward and again they were locked up.
Tugged a bit and it came free. Sat until Thursday morning and went to leave again for the weekend and sure enough they were locked again. Took more doing than just a few days prior to get the wheels to spin but we got her free. Pulled the trailer 5 miles to camp for the weekend at the race track, in grass and it rained HARD over the weekend almost every day. Went to leave and again locked up. I was so afraid that I wasn't going to be able to pull it out of the grass and get the entire rig stuck but I dragged it out of the grass and on the pavement.
Beat away at it for a bit and with some tugs it broke free again. Pulled it the 5 miles back home and now it sits on pavement again.
Those valve can be rebuilt but it is much most time efficient to just replace them. Plodding along with no job nor practical application for my existence, but still trying to fix what's broke. If they are gummed up, what else is gummed up that needs worked on while I'm down there?
First off I would look at the source. Your air compressor on the engine may be needing a rebuild. Once it is verified that it is either good, or rebuilt, then start taking lines loose and blowing an alcohol solution through the lines to purge them using an engine degreasing gun. These have a hose that will suck a solution up and discharge it and looks a lot like an air blow gun. Blow as many of the lines clean as you can. You can post now and register later.
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