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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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I can feel my truck struggling like the brakes are pressed while I'm trying to drive. How do I check the calipers to see if they are stuck or not. How do I determine which one is messed up? Thanks for any help.
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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Well you can push the back in with a screwdriver and is one is frozen it probably won't go back in. That's what I would do but I'm not an expert
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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Usually the one that is hanging up the wheel will be hotter to the touch than the rest. I've had to replace all 4 calipers and rotors on my 04.
My truck is in my driveway tore apart. For the second time I lost a C clip in the rear end.
That allows axel to slide in and out. So now I need another caliper ,rotor and brakes.
Hopefully that is not your problem.
The factory calipers pistons are common to break. Causing dragging problems.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 04:38 AM
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It was my right front caliper. I picked one up and replaced it last night.
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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 06:12 AM
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A simple way to tell which wheel is suspect with a stuck caliper is to jack one wheel at a time off of the ground and rotate it by hand. If it does not rotate easily, there's your stuck caliper/problem wheel. For the rear wheels, block off the fronts, place the truck in Neutral, and release the parking brake before you test!

A floor jack makes this much easier.

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Old Jul 16, 2010 | 06:32 AM
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ummm....what Bucko said
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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Is this an easy fix?
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by mainman38
Is this an easy fix?

just take the old caliper off and put the new one on, and bleed the brakes. not a whole lot to it.....
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