Silicon Brake Fluid
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RE: Silicon Brake Fluid
pull the pads see if they have any stains on them if ya get willing to work a little ,swap the the pads from left to right. i had a 74 i got brake fluid on one side and it pulled,i tried soaking them in alcohol,brake clean. nothin helped till i put new pads on.check basic eg cali. slides,any diff on pushing the pistons back in the cali.
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RE: Silicon Brake Fluid
Are you sure it's the disc brake? if the parking brakes have'nt had any attention I would be real suspicous of them, they deteriorate quickly and can jam up and cause lots of noise. My '78 is a automatic, I gutted the parking brakes and don't plan on running any.
#9
RE: Silicon Brake Fluid
Calipers on a "C" 3 need to be serviced a lot more often than we would like. There are 4 pistons per wheel and they will leak or bind up every now and then, 78 buckshot gave you the best advise, change both left and right calipers, install new pads and all the rubber lines while your in there and you will be good to go!
I changed everything in 2000, and have changed a leaking caliper on the rear once since than and I just went back to Auto-Zone today for a replacement front left caliper. They are the best for me and my daily driver- they gave me a no charge caliper and free pads for both sides in the front.
As far as the brake fluid, GM calls for Dot 3 and thats what I use. PG
I changed everything in 2000, and have changed a leaking caliper on the rear once since than and I just went back to Auto-Zone today for a replacement front left caliper. They are the best for me and my daily driver- they gave me a no charge caliper and free pads for both sides in the front.
As far as the brake fluid, GM calls for Dot 3 and thats what I use. PG
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