Hello all. Been lurking for a while …not posted much. First let me say I have searched forum before asking. Did find a few ideas.
I got a 2004 Yukon SLT. 149k on odometer. It sat for close to 2 years before I purchased it.
Problem is brakes sticking/dragging.
Back brakes were worse.
Flushed old brake fluid (very dirty).
Replaced rear calipers and rubber lines that goes from caliper to hard lines on both sides in rear.
Replaced front calipers.
Pads and rotors were fine in front and back. Hard line in back look very good (think they were replaced---no surface rust on them). Petal seems soft after bleeding them… couple days later went to drive it and pedal went to floor. Found no leaks on ground at all. Replaced brake master cylinder.
Bleed them again. I got a better pedal than before but still something doesn’t seem right. To come to a complete stop pedal maybe has 4 inches or so from floor.
When pedal released it comes back up it doesn’t pop back up very fast. Seems slow to me. I did not smell brakes burning. Went to another place and could smell the front driver burning smell. Yes it is most def the brakes. Drove it home and no burning smell (brake dragging). Still feels odd (kinda soft) and slow return of the pedal when braking.
Brakes were fully bleed each time I worked on it. No ABS lights ever. No error lights. Still have not done front rubber lines or messed with ABS block.
Back brakes don’t seem to be sticking/dragging like before. Those of you driving this gen Yukon/Tahoe are your brakes soft with a slow pedal return?
Any ideas/personal experience is helpful.
I got a 2004 Yukon SLT. 149k on odometer. It sat for close to 2 years before I purchased it.
Problem is brakes sticking/dragging.
Back brakes were worse.
Flushed old brake fluid (very dirty).
Replaced rear calipers and rubber lines that goes from caliper to hard lines on both sides in rear.
Replaced front calipers.
Pads and rotors were fine in front and back. Hard line in back look very good (think they were replaced---no surface rust on them). Petal seems soft after bleeding them… couple days later went to drive it and pedal went to floor. Found no leaks on ground at all. Replaced brake master cylinder.
Bleed them again. I got a better pedal than before but still something doesn’t seem right. To come to a complete stop pedal maybe has 4 inches or so from floor.
When pedal released it comes back up it doesn’t pop back up very fast. Seems slow to me. I did not smell brakes burning. Went to another place and could smell the front driver burning smell. Yes it is most def the brakes. Drove it home and no burning smell (brake dragging). Still feels odd (kinda soft) and slow return of the pedal when braking.
Brakes were fully bleed each time I worked on it. No ABS lights ever. No error lights. Still have not done front rubber lines or messed with ABS block.
Back brakes don’t seem to be sticking/dragging like before. Those of you driving this gen Yukon/Tahoe are your brakes soft with a slow pedal return?
Any ideas/personal experience is helpful.
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