My 2oo6 Silverado has 46k miles on it and the brake lines have been replaced with stainless steel lines (all) at 36k. New rear shoes, new front pads and calipers. Why front are dragging on?

10

Asked by GuruD4RZS Aug 03, 2017 at 03:35 PM about the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LB RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Front brakes dragging and overheating pads causing smoke. Replaced both calipers. Pads were new with only 6k on them. Lines are all new.(stainless) new master cyl. System has been bled many times. New rear shoes and wheel cyl. This started at 44k miles. Why?

5 Answers

10

I put the pads and calipers on it. I bought it last October `16 and the stainless lines had been installed and new shoes in the back with one new wheel cylinder on drivers rear. The pedal was low and spongy so I bled it after driving it home a few hundred miles replacing all the bleeders. I had my friend put on the pads and helped him bleed the system until the pedal was high and solid. A few months later the right front caliper began sticking and I could smell the pad burning so I replaced it. A month later the left front caliper began sticking so I replaced that one. Both came from Auto zone with lifetime warranty. Brakes work ok now and pedal is high but not real solid. I had a 93 GMC and its brakes were much better. I made one hard stop with it due to an idiot running a stop sign and pulling in front of me and the brakes took a half mile or more to release completely..Whats wrong with them?

1 people found this helpful.

Your Answer:

Silverado 1500

Looking for a Used Silverado 1500 in your area?

CarGurus has 8,235 nationwide Silverado 1500 listings starting at $6,995.

Postal Code:

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Rowefast
    Reputation
    10,390
  • #2
    John Carson
    Reputation
    9,560
  • #3
    Andrew Olsen
    Reputation
    9,400
View All

Find great deals from top-rated dealers

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used GMC Sierra 1500
141 Great Deals out of 8,345 listings starting at $5,975
Used Ford F-150
336 Great Deals out of 13,399 listings starting at $3,000
Used Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD
29 Great Deals out of 1,717 listings starting at $8,999
Used Toyota Tundra
29 Great Deals out of 988 listings starting at $10,698
Used Dodge RAM 1500
95 listings starting at $5,999
Used Toyota Tacoma
30 Great Deals out of 723 listings starting at $9,975
Used Chevrolet Tahoe
13 Great Deals out of 847 listings starting at $698
Used Chevrolet Colorado
37 Great Deals out of 1,211 listings starting at $4,995
Used GMC Sierra 2500HD
41 Great Deals out of 2,203 listings starting at $8,490
Used Ford F-250 Super Duty
29 Great Deals out of 782 listings starting at $4,290
Used Dodge Charger
32 Great Deals out of 909 listings starting at $5,495
Used Chevrolet Corvette
24 Great Deals out of 667 listings starting at $10,989
Used Ford Mustang
51 Great Deals out of 1,662 listings starting at $5,977

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.