 Front Brakes Dragging, wheels don't spin free |
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| topatrout914 |
 Jan 28 2010, 10:09 AM
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Trout  Group: Members Posts: 64 Joined: 13-October 06 From: Thomasville, NC Member No.: 7,034 Region Association: South East States  |
Make sure you did not overtighten the spindle nut. It causes drag and premature bearing failure if overtightened. This would be a contributing factor but would have to be tightened by a gorilla to cause the kind of drag you describe. It very likely could be the rubber hoses, if your not sure of their age its cheap insurance to change 'em out.
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| ME733 |
Jan 28 2010, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
I purchased the "expanding Springs,".... and new pins from AA- george Hussy about three months ago.....FRONT....r90135191616..expanding .spring set ........REAR..r311615269 expanding spring set ...the sets include new pins....murray.
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| 7TPorsh |
Jan 28 2010, 02:19 PM
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7T Porsh Group: Members Posts: 2,691 Joined: 27-March 06 From: Glendale Ca Member No.: 5,782 Region Association: Southern California 
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i looked at Pelican, it looks like they only have the rear listed. AA has the front. I am puzzled why a Genuine part is way less than a repro. Are they used?
I am going to break it all down this weekend and take in all this advice. I do have a set of hoses that I will replace as well. We'll see how it goes... |
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| 914rrr |
Oct 23 2026, 12:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,126 Joined: 1-July 03 From: McMinnville, TN Member No.: 874 Region Association: South East States |
Resurrecting an older thread that eliminates some issues I've already (mostly) addressed / ruled out.
I'm changing out my front brakes pads after bleeding them repeatedly for the rear caliper rebuild(s) I just completed. Both front discs are worn evenly and the front pads were very worn down. I was able to push back the caliper pistons but they required a good bit of coaxing to do so. I inserted the new pads and both discs were spinning freely until I applied the brakes. Now both front discs are stuck / calipers are definitely sticking. IIRC, there was a mention in the Haynes manual about removing the pads and inserting a piece of wood thinner than the pad and pushing the pedal, manually pushing back the piston back, push pedal, push piston back, rinse, repeat, to free up the stubborn pistons. Is there a better / alternative method for freeing up the pistons? I'm OOT for work now. I don't have the manual with me and I won't get home until midnight this PM, so anything to speed things up helps. I was planning on driving my teener to a VW show on Saturday and freeing up the caliper pistons is the last task (besides reinstalling the wheels) to get it trip worthy. TIA!! |
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