Yup it could be air to or poor workman's ship

 

Or ,one hell of a ride

 

Thanks for all the input!

Yeah... I'm not sure what the deal is... (I have no idea if they put spacers)

The problem is, I have 200miles to go to get back to the shop. (went home for weekend)

I obviously made it here fine, though I'm not sure what to do... I've already put in $500 and if anyone's going to fix it, they are. Yet I'm not sure if I should just take it in somewhere up here....

 

do you have the tools/materials to check it out yourself? I highly recommend it. Brakes aren't something you want to put off..... rather important don'tcha know.

 

I don't have a jack to use, though my buddy has one. I don't know what exactly I could do though after taking off the wheel... the lines/pads/rotors are all brand new, assuming that leaves only the calipers, aside from getting new ones and installing them, not sure what to do...

 

Verify the calipers are indeed the problem first. If they are, they are simple to replace. And have your buddy help you bleed them.

 

That's what I'm going to do right now.

I'm assuming if I disconnect the brake line, if the wheels will spin freely if it's implying an issue with the lines or master cylinder (not releasing pressure). Yet if the wheels will continue to not spin, if it's implying a caliper issue (sticking piston, etc).

Am I correct to assume that?? ^^ (though if it is the calipers, I don't know how the mechanics could replace my brake lines and not do a test such as I've described above...)

 

you don't have to disconnect the brake line. you would just have to open the bleeder screw to see if it is sticking.

 

Oooh, woops, yeah that's a far better choice, kind of what I meant. I'm going to do that later tonight.

Let's say in a scenario it is indeed the brake hoses and the wheels are dragging due to excess pressure. Opening the bleeder valve should immediately relieve the pressure and allow the wheels to turn, correct?

Plus I'll be able to find out fairly fast, as there should be difference between brake fluid gushing out of the bleeder, vs dripping. (only thing is as I've said this is intermittent... at the moment the brakes aren't gripping as bad as this morning...)


ps thanks SO much for all the help thus far.

 

yes that is correct