while driving my 1988 toyota corolla dlx the calipers stick, what causes this? pull over

Kim · 07 Jul 2010, 12:28 pm

to relieve pressure? replaced new calipers,new brake lines& new master cylinder. pull over to relieve pressure & start driving again.

Ricky · 07 Jul 2010, 12:45 pm

having too much braking fluid can cause this problem and or something was not installed correctly.. people tend to keep adding braking fluid to there car as the brake pads wear out thinking that the fluid is running low but once you install new brake pads or braking system the fluids will start to rise and if you applied more fluid while the brake pads were wearing out then it will overflow and apply alot of pressure

Michael · 07 Jul 2010, 12:48 pm

If the push-rod on the master cylinder (actually the brake booster) is misadjusted it can keep pressure on the brakes just as if the pedal is depressed, but without turning the brake lights on. The push-rod would not normally be adjusted when replacing the master cylinder because it is really for the booster.

There have also been scattered reports of flaps forming inside rubber brake lines and doing the same thing, but to only one wheel.

To test if it is push-rod adjustment, remove the vacuum hose from the booster and plug the hose (this will make the pedal very hard, so do this where there is no traffic) and see if the symptoms disappear. If so, the booster is being activated by the misadjusted push-rod.

while driving my 1988 toyota corolla dlx the calipers stick, what causes this? pull over

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