rear brake caliper broken?

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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 12:38 PM
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rear brake caliper broken?

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rear brake caliper broken?

how can i tell? i have done a brake job and the side that i think is broken was worn alot more than the other side. also i had to take it off, push the piston back and re-bleed the brake since it began to lock up on me after a few miles. After the re-bleed the caliper is still not opening like it should. ill have to take it out for another test ride but i think itll end with the caliper just getting tighter around the rotor.

what should i do???
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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I had a similar problem and it turned out not to be the caliper, but a clogged brake line. I replaced both rear lines, and the car is fine since. My problem started when I had the dealer replace the brake fluid (which had never been done). The theory is that doing that loosened some junk and clogged the line.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 09:07 AM
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follow up-

okay so i took off the wheel and bleed the caliper and took it out for a ride which didnt help , it was still not opening.
After being puzzled i decided that maybe i didnt drive it enough.
I drove it for a few miles more and it started working again. brake fluid was nasty too, i going to replace all the fluid so lines wont clog and to prevent future failure of caliper.
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