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07 caravan brakes sticking #1105824
11/02/11 09:30 AM
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I need help. The rear driver side brake caliper sticks intermittently. Changed the caliper and no the pads are not sticking. The caliper is also used. The van has only 50K on it. I am at a lost, someone mentioned to me that water in a brake line would boil and cause the caliper to stick. It just happen this morning not even 2 minute of driving on its 0 degrees Celsius.

Last edited by MattW; 11/02/11 03:01 PM.
Re: 07 caravan brakes sticking [Re: MattW] #1105825
11/02/11 01:36 PM
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I dont think I would have messed around with a used caliper. Make sure that the pads slide in the braket and the slide pins on the braket if ok go get a NEW caliper. Advance Auto sells them for 40 bucks.

Last edited by Todd; 11/02/11 01:41 PM.
Re: 07 caravan brakes sticking [Re: Todd] #1105826
11/02/11 01:42 PM
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ok, grammar police...CALIPER CALIPER....P not B

now that I got that out of my system...yes, I'd go with a new/reman vs. used...

if it's the same side with the used caliPER, I'd look to see if there's a swollen brake hose to it, that can cause calPERS to stick...also make sure the drum-in-hat parking brake isn't hanging up...


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Re: 07 caravan brakes sticking [Re: patrick] #1105827
11/02/11 02:57 PM
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ok, grammar police...CALIPER CALIPER....P not B

now that I got that out of my system...yes, I'd go with a new/reman vs. used...

if it's the same side with the used caliPER, I'd look to see if there's a swollen brake hose to it, that can cause calPERS to stick...also make sure the drum-in-hat parking brake isn't hanging up...



Thanks for the grammar lesson. To think I did that 3 times. It hard to type something on this phone with the auto correction on.
I will look at the hose.
PS its spelling not grammar

Last edited by MattW; 11/02/11 08:02 PM.
Re: 07 caravan brakes sticking [Re: MattW] #1105828
11/02/11 10:16 PM
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If you replaced the caliper and it still sticks, even if the hose looks ok, replace it anyway.







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