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how do i check for this?? as always thanks for the help 
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front brake hoses collapsed??
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84cucv1ton
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still have hot hubs. really hot.. was thinking they could be dragging to
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Jack it up and take the tire off. Pry back the brake pads off the rotor to get clearance and then spin the hub. You may have wheel bearing problems.
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Agree with blzrgb, I have had several 4x's and none of them had problems with brake hoses unless I caught something or the calipers were hung by the hoses when doing a brake job. I use a truck as a truck, aka: Abused. Sounds like bearings.
Might be the time for a R/R of the front end....
Might be the time for a R/R of the front end....
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ok thanks my only truck on the road.. need to do this. haven't had any down time yet.
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I agree. Stuck calipers are the most likely culprit.
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took off the wheel. seems to spin fine, didnt need to pry back or anything
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did the calipers come off come off the rotor easy? Yes, keep going. No, new brakes (change the hoses while your at it, 20+ years old...).
when you spin the rotor get real close to the animal and listen, a little noise is ok but any grinding or weird noises are bad. also, slowly spin the rotor and 'feel' for the bearings, if all is smooth your ok. if you feel anything but smooth, go further
when you spin the rotor get real close to the animal and listen, a little noise is ok but any grinding or weird noises are bad. also, slowly spin the rotor and 'feel' for the bearings, if all is smooth your ok. if you feel anything but smooth, go further
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when i said keep going regarding removing the calipers, meant to go further into the front end...
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I've never had a brake caliper "stick". Most of the time runout on the rotor will open the caliper back up. If you let go of the steering wheel and the caliper is frozen up it will pull hard to that side. The brake hose is old as dirt anyway, so pinch it shut with vicegrips and drive it a ways up the road, if it's the bearings it'll still get hot
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84cucv,
did you get your steed running?? Hope all went well, what was wrong?
84cucv,
did you get your steed running?? Hope all went well, what was wrong?
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didnt even get thats far. parked in the corner of the yard. my lady has her sti back so i have been using my 91 k5. suck not getting to so much right now 
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Feel for you. Hope all goes your way. Good Luck!!
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84cucv1ton Have someone who knows what there doing take the hubs apart and just replace the bearing with new ones.
I had my brother repack my old ones and dang was it a pain.
He said next time you buy new ones and I'll put those in. Caliper's sticking are no.1 cause,
you have diagnosed it to not be the brakes and you have not done any work to the hubs
so over tight hubs (recent improper torquing) is out of the question. Let us know
