Mazda 626 caliper in the front keeps locking

2000 MAZDA 626
247,356 MILES
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RRDYAZ
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After being fixed 3 or more times my calipre still lock up while driving
Apr 25, 2013 at 7:14 PM
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CARADIODOC
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What was fixed? The two most common causes of locking brakes is a constricted rubber flex hose and brake fluid contaminated with a petroleum product. A constricted hose will only affect that one wheel. Fluid contamination will affect all wheels. To determine the cause you have to get them to lock up again, then loosen the steel lines at the master cylinder, and / or open the calipers' bleeder screws to see where the brake fluid is being trapped.
Apr 25, 2013 at 7:41 PM
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