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    Never ending front brake problems

    Good suggestion. I didn't think of that, and I'll check it out tonight. If it's just a bad master cylinder that would be an easy fix.
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    Never ending front brake problems

    Good idea. I did try that last night. Unbolted the master cylinder completely and hug it from the hood. The calipers were still stuck. I didn't look at the brake pedal itself yet, but with the master cylinder unbolted I would expect the caliper to release if the pedal/linkage was the...
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    Never ending front brake problems

    At this point, nothing sounds stupid to me... Even if the rotors had massive runout, wouldn't it just push the piston back into the caliper until the point of highest runout on the rotor clears the pads? When the caliper was first installed (dry) there was over 0.060" clearance between the...
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    Never ending front brake problems

    Slide pins are brand new, and greased. Before I filled and bled the hydraulic system there was plenty of space between the pads and rotor and the hubs spin freely, and I could move the caliper back and forth on the slide pins with 1 finger. Since the first time I pressed the pedal, the...
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    Never ending front brake problems

    I'm having a terrible time trying to get the front brakes working on my m1009. Both front calipers won't fully release and are constantly dragging. I just replaced the calipers thinking they may have had corrosion I the bores or something. Also replaced the pads and had the rotors turned and...
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