BRAKES GETTING HOT

[jam1231]

I WAS INSTALLING THE BRAKE PEDAL RUBBER STOPS THAT THE SWITCHES CONTROL THE BRAKE LIGHTS I COULD NOT GET THEM IN SO I OPEN THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE BLEED PORT SO I COULD GET ENOUGH CLEARNANCE TO INSTALL THE PLUG NOW THAT WHEEL DRAGS SHOULD I BLEED IT AGAIN????????????

[Chukidori]

Whoa dude....

Retype that in proper paragraph form without caps plz....i really cant understand that.

[jam1231]

sorry there are two rubber brake pedal switch plugs that cut the brake lights on and off located by the brake pedal i had to insall the plugs but to get more clearance i loosened the left front brake bleed screw and had someone hold it down until i installed them now that brake sticks and won't release it is like there is a vachum lock

[positron1]

So you bleed some fluid from the left front brake caliper and now the brake pedal won't go back up? If so, then you need to top off the resevoir and pump your brakes. You may need to bleed them if you got air in the system to be on the safe side. It's easy if you have a vaccuum pump. Start the car, that releases pressure on the brakes too. Anyone else?
Modified by positronone at 9:30 AM 6/17/2007

[positron1]

After becoming a contortionist and laying under the steering column trying to manuever that rubber stopper into place on the top of the brake pedal with my fingers for thirty or so minutes. I found a much easier way to pop it right into place and it only took 5 seconds. You take a pair of needle nose pliers and grasp the sides of the rubber stopper and it pops right into place....unbelievable but true!!!

[jam1231]

will try to bleed it again with a pump the pedal is not down but up it won't go down i ended up doing the needle nose plier trick should have done that first

[jam1231]

well i did not bleed it yet but today as i was going to work i notice that there was brake dust on the right back wheel so when i went to work one of the guys said that the caliper was probaby sticking because the car was sitting for a while at least a year that i know of. when i got home i jack the car up rotated the wheel it was scraping a little without the engine being on? any thoughts i know when the car is running the brake system is pressurize and pressure is being applied to the brake that is sticking...

[180fan]

lube up the caliper pins and bleed the system if you haven't done that already.