Stuck Brake Caliper or Bad Rubber Brake Line #brakes #bleedbrakes #brakehose

Wow! I'd give this two thumbs up if I could! So far one of the most detailed and best explained videos on the subject I've seen. Thanks for taking time to share this!

Ive been working on my own vehicles for a long time and never knew the hose could be the problem awesome video thank you

Thanks! Great video, and a natural teaching style! This is helping me get my work truck back on the road! I could watch you working on cars and talking about it all day!

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I've replaced everything but the hoses, lines, and expensive stuff and still dragging. Apparently this is fairly prevalent in Ford F150 in the 2002_2006 or so era. As is brake line rust. So here comes the penetrating oil and trip to the ijit auto parts place for hoses..... Thanks man, nice troubleshooting and video!!!

The accent somehow makes him more credible

Just stumbled across this vid. Yep, I had this happen 6 months ago on my wife's Pontiac GTP. She had burnt the dust boot around the caliper piston and blued the rotor, probably made it hard as diamond xD. I bought a new caliper, rotor and pads. Like you, I couldn't get the caliper to budge until I loosened the bleeder. I went back to Autozone and bought the new flexible line and everything's worked like normal since. I took the old line to work with me (Ind Maint Tech since '88) and performed an autopsy on it and found the inner liner had split and folded backwards at the crimped hyd fitting, at the bracket (i guess because of it flexing ). And yes it was acting like a check valve, just like you said. I know these new Poly-Lined hyd hoses protect Industrial systems from rubber debris in sensitive systems, but they're not designed to be flexed on a regular basis, like they are in autos. Like most all plastics the Poly liners get brittle over time. I'm sure your vid will help thousands of people. I think during the next oil change/tire rotation, I'm going to replace the passenger side flex line also.

I remembered watching this when you originally posted it, and referred back to it this week.  Turns out I had a bad hose on my old Town & Country minivan.  You do a great job of calmly, methodically diagnosing problems.  I would have figured it out on my own, but not without a lot of head scratching and wasted time.  Thank you for making these wonderful videos!  I always look forward to them!

1.5 million views, and probaly 1.2 million taking credit for your video and teaching lessons here. that means this was a awesome video, well done. thanks man.

Thank you greatly! I've been trying to figure out where I'm having problems for 2 days now. I haven't been able to find a single thing. Your video is the only thing that has helped me and you answered everything I needed to know. Thank you again!

THANKS MAN. Many People will save money and appreciate this and other helpful videos for many years to come.

Great explanation, and video work.  Will use it to help me fix a stuck caliper tomorrow.  Thanks for taking the time to do stuff like this, subscribed.

I've never gravity bled brakes before... always had to have someone apply the footbrake a number of times.. Great clip.

This is really helpful,, it was my hose,,,good on ya bro for doing passing the knolage,,, ,i have a feeling there will be a seat in Valhalla reserved for you,,🍀

Hey hey hey I saw a dribble of brake fluid. Thanks for bring us along on the repair. 😁😁😁😁

Thank you so much for this video. My front right caliper got stuck yesterday and happened before two years ago. Now I have some leads on where to start troubleshooting.

Thanks-I just got a new banjo bolt to install.Hope that fixes it.If not last thing is hose.Really can't see anything wrong there though.Problem is very small.

finally some new info for a nightmare problem, after changing suspect calliper with used part still rotor was seized solid now i will try hose replacement as a last resort

some very useful tips, thanks...that gravity bleed is something I've never seen before so for me working on my car by myself most of the time that is very useful...

defenely one of the best videos I have ever seen about calipers and brake lines ...awesome explanation

Excellent video & some great troubleshooting tips. Thanks.