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Old 01-08-08, 10:01 PM
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I have 96 ES 300, Everytime I drive my car for about 20 min or so around the main street, the car barley move when i go out and check to see what happened.... my brake are on FIRE like heating up and not making the car move, I have to cool down the brake for about 20 min or so then i can drive the car and it still does the same thing every 20 MIN, I went to Merlin Brake Shop around my area and they said it was the Calipers, so I bought the caliper and replaced them my self and I also bleeded the front both side, it still does the same thing, what can be the problem with my brake system.

Please help me out !!!!!!!!

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Old 01-08-08, 10:06 PM
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Are you sure your not driving with the parking brake on?
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animefreak, i'm for sure the parking brake isn't on. please help me out.

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Are you positive your not driving with your parking break on? Deff sounds like a hydraulic problem.
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My back brake are shot also , it touching metal to metal you think that why front are heating and locking up.
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my car is doing that also but im gettin calipers + pads replaced tommorro
but i really hope thats it i dont feel like payin 300$ for nothing...
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Originally Posted by rtk7
my car is doing that also but im gettin calipers + pads replaced tommorro
but i really hope thats it i dont feel like payin 300$ for nothing...
How many miles does your car have ?
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Originally Posted by animefreak
Are you sure your not driving with the parking brake on?
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Even if the parking brake lever looks like it's not up, somehow your brakes are making contact and you're cooking the pads and generating tremendous heat.
Old 01-09-08, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by acc
My back brake are shot also , it touching metal to metal you think that why front are heating and locking up.
Open the bleeder screw and turn the wheel. If it spins freely now, close the bleeder and step on the brake pedal one time. If its frozen again, youre brake hose is clogged. Ding Ding!

Oh dont drive with your brakes metal on metal.. Not good
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I just replaced the rear pads and calipers, and also front calipers with pads, also greased the pin for the calipers and bleeded the brake system.

I don't have any more problem it brake and works fine.

I'm a happy lexus camper

Rick
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ok I'm going to say you probably got the problem, but there's one thing you didn't do that could have caused it: brake hose [collapse internally].
the other thing i was going to tell you was to do the caliper on the opposite SIDE of the car to the one you already did. and obviously to do your brake pads for sure!
but since you're golden now, very nice! I hope your rotors were not damaged by this, and further, i hope they are within spec.
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now it runs like a dream , thanks for all your help and inputs.

Rick
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