Front brakes dragging !st gen 33 hot rod

[Tim L]

Front brakes dragging enough to stop the car in the driveway. Opened the bleeders and the rotor wouldn't turn. Adjusted the brake bias bar to eliminate that possibity, but didn't help. Replaced both front calipers and now passenger turns but not the drivers. Anyone have a suggestion as to what the problem might be?

Thanks

[egchewy79]

so brand new calipers and the brakes are still dragging? is this after you bled the brakes? first idea that comes to mind is a stuck caliper piston.

[Mastertech5]

Possibly the brake hose if it collapsed internally, but I've never seen that on braided steel lines. Did you open the bleeder and check again? Are the calipers still centered on the rotor? I have gotten new or especially reman. calipers that are bad. Make sure your pads are in properly and you can slide them in the caliper by hand. Sometimes you get rust build up and they stick in the slides so they won't return with the pistons upon pedal release.

[33fromSD]

Possible faulty Master Cylinder.

Jim

[Tim L]

It was a defective caliper, installed new one and works fine. Thanks for your help.

[Mastertech5]

Glad we could help and your back on the road!