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You know when your calipers are going bad when you change your break pads and realize they are still pretty thick, yet you have problems slowing down, your car feels like it stutters, like it tries to hit the breaks for you, but it doesn't succeed. When you check your calipers, you know they are bad because they are not lubricated well enought slide against each other, and they get stuck. If this happens, properly lubricate them and see what happens. This will allow your calipers to slide with ease, and it won't feel like your car is tripping over itself.
Note: Never use grease on calipers. - When you take them off to replace pads, scrub the slides with a wire brush till totally clean, then lubricate with dry graphite powder
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How do you know if your brake calipers are bad?
Normally a bad brake caliper will stick when you apply the pedal and then slowly release. It will make your vehicle feel as if the brakes are applied even when they are not and then slowly they will release. Eventually they will stick and stay stuck. It is worth mentioning that squelling or scratching noises are not neccesarily a bad caliper. Those noises are usually caused by the brake pads themselves either sliding on the caliper or the scratching sound is probably the brake wear indicators letting you know you need new brake pads.
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You either have a bad brake caliper or the brake hose is bad.
How do you remove rear caliper on 2006 Malibu?
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How do you get the brake caliper to unlock?
how do you get the brake caliper push in to put new brake on
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its either a bad caliper or the the brake hose itself could be bad
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bad proportioning valve, stuck caliper or a restricted brake hose or line. i would check the sliding pins to the caliper first
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Emergency brake not adjusted properly? Service brake not adjusted properly? Frozen caliper? Bad or broken brake return springs?
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You most likely have a bad brake caliper on the side that it pulls to.
