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Double check your brake hoses. Sometimes they (archive)
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Posted by Dave R. 91 35i, 71 02 on September 09, 2001 at 08:57:27:

In Reply to: brake caliper dragging again - overhaul hints? posted by Max Fretter (NZ 87 735i) on September 09, 2001 at 07:04:19:

close up after braking and won't let the fluid back up to release pressure on caliper piston. You can loosen the bleeder valve and if piston frees up it's probably a bad hose.

Hi all... been kinda quiet here in the new city, been using the bus most days (I know, blasphemy, but no parking yet) and then I go for a 50min tootle around the unfamiliar town (no more than 50-60kph) and the damn rear left caliper is dragging again, enough to get the wheel nice-&-stinky hot.

I solved this last time by new fluid & a good flush out of the caliper; wasn't the handbrake shoes, and the other side at the rear with the same pads & rotor age is A-OK... so how hard is it to dismantle/rebuild the caliper, maybe including a light hone (VERY LIGHT!!) too??

Anyone done this?

Max (suffering E32 withdrawl)




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