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All,
Recently I thought the car had a flat tire up front because going down the highway it started pulling one to one side. I pulled over and noticed the rotor was smoking, thinking to myself "this must be a stuck caliper"
Getting back on the road, the problem subsided.
At a later date, it happened to the opposite side ending with me parking the car until I could make proper repairs.
Currently the car is up on jackstands and my initial thought was to purge the system of the old hateful looking brake fluid. Starting at the passenger rear and attempted to bleed the brakes.
I can't get any fluid out of the wheel cylinders on either side in the back. I was able to bleed the front but am wondering where the defective part must reside and if this was what was causing the erratic front brake sticking issues.
Could it be the master cylinder?
Could it be the proportioning valve?
Could it be multiple items, 1 of which is the car needing new wheel cylinders?
As far as I know, this car is all original equipment. The car only has 80k on it or so. I've never had any problems with it up until this point. I'm almost considering just doing a 87 -up fox upgrade to the front and perhaps installing a new master cylinder.
I would like to find out what needs to be replaced though rather than tossing parts at the car.
Your thoughts?
Recently I thought the car had a flat tire up front because going down the highway it started pulling one to one side. I pulled over and noticed the rotor was smoking, thinking to myself "this must be a stuck caliper"
Getting back on the road, the problem subsided.
At a later date, it happened to the opposite side ending with me parking the car until I could make proper repairs.
Currently the car is up on jackstands and my initial thought was to purge the system of the old hateful looking brake fluid. Starting at the passenger rear and attempted to bleed the brakes.
I can't get any fluid out of the wheel cylinders on either side in the back. I was able to bleed the front but am wondering where the defective part must reside and if this was what was causing the erratic front brake sticking issues.
Could it be the master cylinder?
Could it be the proportioning valve?
Could it be multiple items, 1 of which is the car needing new wheel cylinders?
As far as I know, this car is all original equipment. The car only has 80k on it or so. I've never had any problems with it up until this point. I'm almost considering just doing a 87 -up fox upgrade to the front and perhaps installing a new master cylinder.
I would like to find out what needs to be replaced though rather than tossing parts at the car.
Your thoughts?
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