brake get hot

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MELVIN BUSIAHN
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i have a 95 plymouth neon 155,000 miles 1.9 engine does not have abs brakes. the front drivers side disc brake get very hot. so far i have replaced the the caliper twice and cleaned and greased all the bolts slides. i have bleed the brakes after i replace the calipers and everything seem okay. i have noticed that even the new caliper seem slow to let the brake retract when the peddle is released. what could cause this.
Aug 30, 2007 at 9:49 PM
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[quote:41783f6e3a="melvin busiahn"]i have a 95 plymouth neon 155,000 miles 1.9 engine does not have abs brakes. the front drivers side disc brake get very hot. so far i have replaced the the caliper twice and cleaned and greased all the bolts slides. i have bleed the brakes after i replace the calipers and everything seem okay. i have noticed that even the new caliper seem slow to let the brake retract when the peddle is released. what could cause this.[/quote:41783f6e3a]

Could be a problem with the brake hose acting like a one way check valve or the master cylinder.
Sep 1, 2007 at 6:26 AM
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