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Hi Eric!
I have been having an intermittent brake drag issue on my 1997 Honda accord lx(No ABS). Short trips are fine but I have noticed it hanging up if I do a lot of stop and go. It doesn’t lock up completely but it makes it difficult when taking off from a stop(manual) or going up hills. The brake pedal gets very firm as well. It is only the front passenger caliper that is sticking. I have replaced the caliper, rotor, pads and rubber brake line. I have also bled the system. I should mention that the caliper piston is very difficult to compress until the bleeder is cracked. I know I should be doing that anyways but it leads me to believed there is a hydraulic resistance in the system. Thank you for any suggestions!
Paul C.
Luckily for me, abs was an option on this trim and I don’t have that to deal with that. I already replaced the rubber line as I thought for sure that was the problem and it didn’t solve it. I think I’ll replace the hard line and see what the results are.
I live in western ny and they’re pretty generous with salt here. That and this car has almost 246,000 miles so I’ll give that a try. I’ll give it a shot this weekend when I have some free time. Thank you and I’ll report back with my results.
I had a 93 accord do this intermittently and it ended up being an oxygen sensor. I had a check engine light for it though. Have you checked for codes or do you have a cel?
The previous owner never mentioned any issues or reasoning for the overhaul. Yes the caliper seems to slide fine and cleaned and regreased them for good measure.
I’m leaning towards a hydraulic issue due to how difficult it was to compress the caliper piston. Open the bleeder and it moves back in easily.