Brakes sticking

[Nate's Alero]

well when i get im my alero first time for the day, ill take off(after waiting ten minutes for that friggin passlock)my brakes will stick a bit(not so much that it will really stop the car, just hold it into place)and as im driving fighting the stuckness it will just ease out a but after pumping......i dont get it????? maybe time for the corvette brake upgrade?

BTW- New alero = 2000 Red coupe 2.4L motor 65879 miles (last time i had an oil chance which was tuesday)

[Redog]

Sounds like a frozen caliper. It happens.

Is it leaking brake fluid at all? That happens sometimes becuase the fluid has nowhere to go in this case

It's up to you about the Corvette brake upgrade. It's a bit more expensive than replacing the stock caliper, and you need 17 inch wheels to do it.

If you have that, by all means DO IT!! It would look awesome.

A guy on GAGT did fit 16 inch Grand Prix wheels on there. The 5 start ones with the really thin spokes. I think the offset on them is +56mm

[[ion] C2]

seized caliper piston, time for new calipers

check for leaks around caliper area, check brake fluid level. take it to a brake shop and have them check out which one(s) is/are leaking and put on some new calipers

[Nate's Alero]

Originally Posted by [ion] C2

seized caliper piston, time for new calipers

check for leaks around caliper area, check brake fluid level. take it to a brake shop and have them check out which one(s) is/are leaking and put on some new calipers

no brake fluid leaking...actually no leaks at all(lol)

is it dangerous to keep driving?

i have like virtually no money right now and i really need to go to work
(54 mile round trip)

[[ion] C2]

probably not, but it will wear your pads down. and if your pads seize and won't move when you need brakes, you're effed

[Nate's Alero]

would the emergincies work?(plus i really dont use my brakes when im goin down the highway at 85 MPH, lol i know i am being stupid but......)

[TheEdgeofSanity]

could the brakes need bleeding? i mean, maybe there's air in the lines somewhere for whatever reason? or what about a master cylinder?

[Nate's Alero]

hmm symptoms of a master cylinder(other that brakes sticking)BTW Cherrington your quote was too funny, i dont know why but i laughed my ass off....lol too much wacky tebacky!

[[ion] C2]

those could be the problem or part of the problem as well, that's why i say go get it checked out! brakes are not to be taken lightly.

yes the e-brake always works, as long as you have rear rotors and wheels/tires. and the cable isn't broken.

btw cherri didn't post in this thread

[Nate's Alero]

oops.... Goddamn i always screw up when im between three threads!

anyway ill go tommrow after work(pray i dont die tommrow!)

[AJules]

this happened to me just last week

if you don't fix it soon, you're gonna wear down your brake pad in no time driving 54 miles a day

you can ignore the problem, but it's probably just going to get worse

then you're probably going to end up needing a new caliper (160 bucks)

I'd just take it to some place and have it checked out, a lot of places do it for free, I just got mine checked out at Michel tire for free and even though they couldn't fix it, they still explained what was wrong.

[[ion] C2]

new caliper is $60, $30 labor generally.

[AJules]

lol, Michel tire must be a complete ripoff
they told me it was 160 bucks per caliper for new ones
don't go there then

but anyway wouldn't he need to get two calipers anyway though?
If you replace one with a new one but still have an old one won't you feel a pulling to the side of the new caliper when you brake?

[lonnie]

I just went through my pins beinging seized. One on each side and all it did was cause my pads to wear down really fast and uneven. If it is indeed the pins seizing they make a kit to replace the caliper clips and the pins and pin boots. That would be the way I would go as long as the brake piston is good. It's a bitch to get them out but if you know some one with a torch, have them heat them up and it will pop right out. Once its out its a piece of cake, but DO NOT and I will repeat this because it is do important...DO NOT ring the head of the pin off because you will have screwed yourself in the behind with no lube. Don't forget the high heat grease when putting the new pins in, and wha la fixed. I don't have to tell you about having to get the new pads.

[[ion] C2]

Originally Posted by AJules

lol, Michel tire must be a complete ripoff
they told me it was 160 bucks per caliper for new ones
don't go there then

but anyway wouldn't he need to get two calipers anyway though?
If you replace one with a new one but still have an old one won't you feel a pulling to the side of the new caliper when you brake?

ya they'd be anally raping you there

no, i got only one caliper replaced when mine leaks, brakes evenly. if the caliper's not bad it's not going to affect anything

[Trickyslick]

Yeah I got quoted $160 also for a sticking caliper...parts and labor

[[ion] C2]

$90 installed for me at a local place, Muscat Tire, not a chain

[Nate's Alero]

well got new slotted rotors, new calipers, pads, all for 521 dollars installed at my local place....all good now MAN CAN I STOP QUICK!

[super white alero1]

Originally Posted by Nate's Alero

is it dangerous to keep driving?

i have like virtually no money right now and i really need to go to work
(54 mile round trip)

Get it fixed. If you don't have cash then the corvette upgrade is not for you. Save up. GL

[Nate's Alero]

got it fixed TWO posts above!