brakes seizing up on older motorhome.
We have replaced all calipers, flexible hoses, master cylinder, and power assist booster on our 1985 Class A P30 Chevy chassis motorhome. After traveling 2 to 3 miles, the travel on the brake pedal b...
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jplante4 wrote:
The brake pads have to move freely on the pins holding them in, and the caliper needs to retract slightly after the pressure is released. I'd start by pulling each pin, wire brush the rust off and lube with white lithium grease. Are the calipers new or rebuilt? If rebuilt, I've seen the reman guys just blow them out and reassemble with new seal without honing the cylinders out. When the new seal scrapes across the ridge it starts leaking and could bind.
there are no "cylinders" to hone out on disc brakes and the OP put in pads and calipers so there no chance of rusty pins and rusty pins don't cause the brakes to work properly for a while and then slowly tighten up and get hot
Based on assuming all the work done was done correctly and all pertinent ajustments made correctly I would say that maybe the
proportioning valve is faulty but that's a rare condition
it does sound like the MC push rod is not set correctly
Is it the front brakes or the rear sticking on? have you checked that out?
