I just want to see if any body else has experienced this same problem and what they did to fix it. I've been having issues with my rear calipers sticking. What happens is I'll start to hear a high pitched squealing noise coming from the back, and when I stop and check it one of the hubcaps is hot and sometimes there's smoke coming from the rotor. So far I've replace both rear driver and passenger side calipers twice in the last 6 months and I've also replace the rear drivers side brake hose. I know its possible that I've been getting faulty calipers, but it seems unlikely that I would keep getting them, and the calipers that I've put on seem to work for a while and then randomly start sticking. The only other thing I can think of that might cause this is the master cylinder. Any Ideas?

 

You replaced the whole caliper and still having issues? Did youflush the fluid as well?

 

I did not flush the fluid

 

I'd recommend that next, brake fluid is hygroscopic and overtime, it will absorb water. water in the fluid = rusting of the caliper = sticking calipers. Flush all the old brake fluid from the existing lines and see if that helps. Where did you get your calipers?

 

ok that makes sense, I just don't know why they would go bad so quickly, but I'll give it a flush and see if that helps. I got them from autozone, so that also could have something to do with it.

 

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...b,caliper,1704


Get them here instead, a little cheaper and better quality. Raybestos brand is good!

 

If you haven't done it already, take the floating piece of the caliper off and lub the hell out of the slide pins. You should not have to remove the whole caliber to do this - just take off the wheel and loosen the slide pin bolts, and the whole piece should come off without too much trouble.