wally67

The metal slides were replaced with the new pads the slots in the caliper mount the slides snap into were scraped and wire wheeled and are clean ( I should of made that a little more clear in my original post) the pins looked great re-lubed them on assembly and caliper slides nicely on them no binding. I had the back of the vehicle jacked up and both rear tires off I can apply the brakes and let off the right side releases and you can spin the rotor by hand easily the left side will release somewhat but is still hard to turn by hand I tried this with the car off and with the engine running and still the same out come both sides will lock the rotor when the brake is applied. unfortunately the calipers are different from let to right. I didn't realize the that the valving could be in a diagonal set up (left rear and right front on the same valve) I just figured both back brakes would be on the same valve and both fronts on the same. I will check the right front and see if it is having any issues, I haven't noticed. Thanks for the help, Wally

Hi everybody I am having a problem with my wife's 2013 ford edge sel. The left rear brake is dragging/ not releasing I noticed this around 40,000 miles and put a new caliper on it and thought it was fixed but noticed it doing it again just the other day it now has close to 45,000 miles on it. I have cleaned all the slides where the pads ride( installed new pads the old ones were shot) and the pins that the caliper mount to and lubed them, checked the E-brake cable and it seems to be functioning correctly and have also put a new hose on it and the dang thing is still dragging I am running out of ideas on this thing. Could this be an ABS or master cylinder issue? The right rear is in perfect condition the pads still look good after driving it you can feel quite a bit more heat coming off the left rear than the right rear. Thanks for any help, Wally