Brakes are sticking and locking up truck is being held back

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JERRYTINNEY123
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Brake line on rear right where hard line goes to rubber on rear. Replaced 7"of it. No leaks now but not getting any fluid to it to bleed. Took line off at spliter block no fluid.
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good Morning,

Make sure there is fluid on both sides of the master cylinder. If there is, then you may have a restriction in the system. Also, if you have ABS, you will need a shop to bleed the system for you as there is a procedure for bleeding the ABS system that requires a scan tool to open the ports to bleed the system.

Roy
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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Thanks. But I do not have a scan tool.
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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KEN L
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You should be able to open the bleeder and have fluid flow from it without touching the brake pedal
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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I had to change my brakes on rear of truck they are disk with a single cylinder piston calipers. They were working fine all I did was change brake pads now they are sticking and getting hot. I put new clips, cleaned pins. They slide easy just when I apply brakes it does not release. So they are staying stuck. What is wrong?
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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Good afternoon,

Do both sides stick or just one side?

It could be the calipers sticking or a brake hose that is collapsed.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/brake-caliper-replacement

Try this, when they stick, try opening the bleeder and see if the caliper releases and the wheel turns.

One last thing. When you replaced the pads and you had the calipers off, did you by any chance rotate the caliper and link the brake hose? Double check for that.

Roy
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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Thanks Roy. I went ahead and changed my hoses seems to be working better. Thanks for reply, if something changes will get back with you.
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You are welcome.

Keep us updated.

Always glad to help.

Roy
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Twice in 6 weeks, I had to panic stop, both times the rear wheels locked up.I do not have a check brake or engine light, a local ase repair shop today looked at, managed to get the front brakes to lock up, but could not determine a cause or course of action. They found no codes or trouble lights. The brakes seem to me to be not as strong as 2011 when purchased.I have had to replace ALL of the steel brake lines due to rust, late last year. All brake linings and rotors are like new. When you try to push the brake pedal to the floor, it will not. You do not seem to gain anything if you pump the brakes. At this point my best guess would be to replace the master cylinder and power booster. Any ideas or possible solutions? Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Bill.
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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Check rear brakes for grease/oil on discs if it has it fix the leaks probably the axle seals. Then try a brake bleed with a scanner as he can open all the valves on the abs unit. Also look at speed sensors to see if they have rust on them at the ends as they are magnetic if they do clean it off. They may not be sending a signal to abs unit. Make sure that sensor wheel is ok as well when you spin the wheel. In pic one arrow points to sensor ring on wheel and other to speed sensor bolt. Be careful with sensor as wires are very thin and can break easily.
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:52 AM (Merged)
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Hi, while driving down the road the brakes apply (you can feel the dragging, it progressively gets worse until the truck almost won't move) total distance of drive maybe 5-6 miles. You don't even have to touch the brake peddle. I got it back to the garage (the rear caliper piston seals caught fire it got so hot!Loosened the bleed screw on right rear, both rear brakes released. Then I went to the front and loosened the left front bleed screw and both fronts brakes released! I pulled the fuse on the ABS 2 years ago due to ABS operating as you almost come to a complete stop! (It is a hydroboost system)
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Monday, February 22nd, 2021 AT 11:53 AM (Merged)
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Hi jet71,

Thank you for the donation.

From the symptom description, the pressure is not being released and it could be form the master cylinder or ABS accumulator.

To identify the source, when problem occurs, loosen the master cylinder brake pipes and if the brakes releases, the fault lies with the master cylinder. If the brakes does not release, then the fault would be with the ABS accumulator.

ABS Accumulators tends to fail over time if it has been diasbled without being removed from system.
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