Strange front brakes dragging

[ss/bs4457]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to stop this?
Jonathan Womack

[Michael Compton]

Jonathan -

Dad and I experienced this same exact problem on the Cavalier he bought last year except that his would lock up and not release. We ended up completely disassembling the calipers, cleaning them and replacing the o-rings. We also did everything we could to make sure they were aligned properly with spacers and such. He ended up buying brand new calipers, pads and master cylinder and it corrected the problem. Some design change had been made since the calipers he had on the car. The new ones are black now and his were a chrome color.

I replaced my brakes 2 winters ago and went with Mark Williams. I would never put another brake on my car other than Mark Williams or Lamb. The quality of their products in unbelieveable when compared to the other brands out there. You can really tell it when comparing the other brands to theirs side by side.

If you have any questions, please give my dad Mike a call at 800-268-5915. We fought those brakes for weeks before finally fixing them. He would be more than happy to anwer any of your questions.

Michael

[Stock4106]

Jon,
I'm having the same problem with new Strange brakes I installed on my car. I called Strange about a week ago and was told that normally when they drag it is due to the line lock not fully releasing pressure and if it's not that then something is wrong with the calipers. I changed my line lock and they still drag. I should have listened and bought the Lamb brakes.

[Ty Kwaiser]

Jon, before tossing out the Strange brakes, replace your braided line to the caliper. A small crack or piece of debris can cause this too. We know from past experience. Been there and done that. Ty

[pmrphil]

Might want to double-check that the master cylinder pushrod is retracting all the way - if the spool valve is in the wrong position it will not release pressure.

[Bill Edgeworth]

Check to see if your pads are wearing evenly. I have seen issues on some cheaper calipers (Aerospace) where once the pads have worn significantly (and unevenly) the the piston cocks in the bore making the brakes lock. Especially in the ones with the composite pistons.

[Mark Markow]

Originally Posted by Bill Edgeworth

Check to see if your pads are wearing evenly. I have seen issues on some cheaper calipers (Aerospace) where once the pads have worn significantly (and unevenly) the the piston cocks in the bore making the brakes lock. Especially in the ones with the composite pistons.

x's-2 for the win. the pads wear tapered from hard braking. that's what cuases it.

[ss3011]

The newer Strange Calipers have two different size pistons on their 4 piston calipers. The new calipers solve the problem that wears the pad into a wedge shape. Good Product !!

[Jeff Niceswanger]

We put Lamb Brakes (and later Struts) on our car back in 98. Other than putting one new set of shoes on ,we have not touched them. The front of the car happens to be up as we are changing engines. I just went down( just for the heck of it) and gave the front tire a spin.It spun...and coasted, for 24 seconds, before coming to a stop. This car has been setting all winter in a cold garage. Lambs are pricey ,but this is one product, that is worth the extra bucks.

[tj310]

Recently purchased used Strange brakes, found a small piece of red plastic inside the fitting on caliper.---Trevor