Brake Dragging after Pads Replacement
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Brake Dragging after Pads Replacement
My rear right brake is dragging after I replaced the pads. Initially, I thought it was a defect pad and so I returned it and got a different one/brand, but it still drags on the same side.
- When I put the old worn pads back on everything seems fine.
- Caliper piston glides back nicely and smoothly when I compressed it to install new pads
- I cracked open the bleeder valve to bleed the brake so I'm sure I din't push any contaminants back into the system.
- I lubed caliper pins like I always do. They move freely when inserted.
- I checked and adjusted parking brakes to ensure the rotor spins freely, but as soon as I install wheel lugs it seizes again (in fact, it binds if I only install the lugs nuts without the wheel)
- Brake fluid shoots out OK when brake pedal is depressed and there is no sign of pressure lock when I release the brake.
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I swapped rotors and the problem stayed on the same side, but that gave me a moment to pause and rethink what else it could be. It turned out to be the lower caliper pin - the rubber bushing at the tip of the pin was a little deformed and binding.
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