Need Brake help on Dodge Little Ram truck

Need Brake help on Dodge Little Ram truck

11-26-2006, 11:20 PM

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Need Brake help on Dodge Little Ram truck

My brother got this older little ram truck (I think its called a D50) from his mother inlaw. I think this is a mistubishi truck?

anyway, the Front Calipers lock up.

so far it got a new master cylinder (2 or 3 years ago)
New Calipers a couple months ago with new pads and all hardware. I think it worked OK for a couple months after the Calipers were replaced but it never got driven much more then 10 miles per trip.

Now it is starting to lock up the front Calipers again In fact it gets so bad the other day he was in went out to get something, came home and went into the back yard. The LF tire was skidding in the mud as the truck tried to move.
This is when I got involved. I felt the brake pedal was to high so I adjusted the master cylinder push rod (thinking maybe it was not allowing the master cylinder to return all the way). Made no difference.

Next I think I will pull the Calipers and see if they are real tight.

Any ideas?

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