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Old 01-22-2018, 02:46 PM
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Default Back right brake rubbing after replacing most parts

04 4x4 with 250k miles

Back right brake is dragging, seems to be induced by rain. Get out and you can smell burning and feel the heat off that wheel only.

Replaced the rotor, pads, caliper, soft line, AND the hardline going from the tee on the axle to the softline going to the caliper.

Seems much less often that I have an issue, but it's still cropping up intermittently. Any ideas?
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You sure it’s not the e-brake dragging?
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Did you adjust the parking brake shoes back in when replacing the rotors?
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Parking brake has been gone since I bought the truck 5 years ago.
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When you bleed it, do you get good flow ?
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Perfect. No reason to believe there's any issue
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Very weird...



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