2004 2500 brake drag

[Mark31]

I have a slight brake drag on my 04 4X4 truck. Rebuilt CarQuest calipers, new rotors and lines, new Mopar OEM pads. Right front is the worst, runs a little hotter. Full pedal. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[bcbender]

Did you replace the slider guides? I assume all was moving freely and no binding prior to assembling all the new calipers. Did you bleed multiple times? I am not sure about replacing which lines but sometimes if air gets into the ABS system it takes a couple shots of bleeding to get it all out. 04 manual states to use scan tool to cycle ABS pump, I've never needed to or done it but Id bleed it.. drive it, bleed it again and cycle the pedal to try to see if it evens out. I'm sure someone else will chime in..

 

[bigceltic]

I have a slight brake drag on my 04 4X4 truck. Rebuilt CarQuest calipers, new rotors and lines, new Mopar OEM pads. Right front is the worst, runs a little hotter. Full pedal. Any help would be appreciated.

May be a long shot, but if you open your power steering fluid reservoir does it go "pop" - I had this issue with brake drag and noticed my brake lights would stay on - turned out to be the PS system pressure - opened up the pressure relief hole in the cap and prob went away.

 

[Ozymandias]

How do the brake hoses look? How old? Is the hose bracket badly rusted that attaches the hose to the axle?
These like to pinch the hose shut.

Edit: sorry, you have already new lines, over read that.

 

[Mark31]

Dealer states: "Owner states brake systems concern brakes sticking Confirmed complaint and found all but the right rear wheel sticking. Recommend replacing the ABS HCU, master cylinder, and the rear brake hose union. $1733.00" Oh, the things one has to put up with to have a Cummins engine!

 

[seafish]

Like Ozy said above, be SURE to check the rubber hoses particularly in the clamp area...these are a known but "hidden" problem in causing sticky brake calipers. If only Dodge had uses SS clamps !!!

 

[Darkbloodmon]

Rebuilt CarQuest calipers

In my own experience from working with Advanced Auto, No one in my store used or recommended any of the remanufactured components from CarQuest. Plenty of dud reman alternators and starters on the shelf. I wouldn't chance their calipers. Raybestos, Cardone, Napa Brands, or Powerstop are safer bets.

I just did break pads (4 corners all ceramic) on Wednesday on my 03 and bled my system using a Motive bleeder(so worth it) from Genos. No issues, and my brakes are winter night quiet.

What kind of hardware are you using?

My left rear pads were uneven because the slider bushing and boot were nearly dry (lots of noise braking :OEM semi metallic), very hard to move them on all corners. I got a new boot kit that came with some amazing hardware from Rock Auto. After cleaning up the caliper bracket seats and greasing them with brake safe silicone grease I put the new clips on that have a "Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)" coating where the pads slide. If you know anything about this coating you've probably thrown out/recycled all your Teflon non-stick cook ware and checked/ upgraded your house hold water filtration system already, you don't want this stuff seeping into the ground or in your blood stream. To the point though a small amount of grease on the Teflon coated side and the pads are sliding out of the caliper bracket as I'm trying to mount them to the hubs like Dawn platinum on a slip and slide. I used the same silicone brake safe grease for my boots and slider bushings. For sanity sake I also used the silicone brake grease to coat the piston faces and boots, my left front had a lot of rust and corrosion.