I've been having a problem with my rear drivers side brake dragging for some time now. The outside pad was worn out after about 7000 miles. It had started squeaking a lot (without brakes applied) and dusting a lot, so I pulled it apart and found the pad almost gone. The entire brake assembly had also been getting pretty hot on that side, without any heavy braking. I replaced the rear pads, bled the brakes, made sure parking brake was adjusted correctly (seems to be anyway), checked the floater pins, and everything looked to be in perfect working order. Put it back together and everything seemed to be fine for a few hundred miles. Well, now that the new pads have bedded in good, the dragging is back. Its not enough to actually slow me down, but the squealing and extra heat are not good, not to mention wearing out the pads.
I'm getting ready to take it to the dealer (50 mile drive) but I'm just afraid they are going to go through the same thing as me and call it fixed, only to have it come back again shortly. Has anyone else had a similar problem or have any suggestions of what I may have missed? I would much rather fix this myself than have to deal with the hassle of taking it to the dealer, but I can't think of anything else that could be wrong.
I'm getting ready to take it to the dealer (50 mile drive) but I'm just afraid they are going to go through the same thing as me and call it fixed, only to have it come back again shortly. Has anyone else had a similar problem or have any suggestions of what I may have missed? I would much rather fix this myself than have to deal with the hassle of taking it to the dealer, but I can't think of anything else that could be wrong.
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