Front disk brake help

[oldschoolrides]

After driving my 164 around for about a half or so I know it starts to shake really bad on the left front tire. My assumptions is the caliper maybe hanging. But Im not sure why it starts after driving it a while. Mind you the car has sat for about years an half. So I dont know if just needs to be driven to get the rotor faces redressed. Im not sure. Other though it could be a rubber line that is failing. Say after the fluid gets warm it doesn't allow the fluid to come back out of the caliper after the pedal is depressed.

Any insight would be great. also anyone have a brake line diagram of these cars?

[laptoprob]

Just check if any calipers are hanging. If brake fluid gets pressed into the cylinders, but can't return, the brakes will stick. And squeak. Replace the rubber hoses (probably both of them on each front wheel) and bleed the system. There is a bleeding order, roughly from top to bottom. See pic.
The brake system is triangular: two systems with each one of the front cylinders (left and right) and one of the rear calipers. Just follow the lines.
Afterwards, screw out the brake failure switch and reconnect after having pressed the brake pedal firmly.

[Clan]

I would say your pads or most likely the caliper piston has siezed safest option is an exchange caliper if it is the piston as they will always sieze again after a short while ...

[Mike B]

Originally Posted by laptoprob

Just check if any calipers are hanging. If brake fluid gets pressed into the cylinders, but can't return, the brakes will stick. And squeak. Replace the rubber hoses (probably both of them on each front wheel) and bleed the system. There is a bleeding order, roughly from top to bottom. See pic.
The brake system is triangular: two systems with each one of the front cylinders (left and right) and one of the rear calipers. Just follow the lines.
Afterwards, screw out the brake failure switch and reconnect after having pressed the brake pedal firmly.

Remove valve FIRST or you could break the Shaft [ its only nylon ] then replace it after bleeding !!
Regards
Mike B

[oldschoolrides]

Originally Posted by laptoprob

Just check if any calipers are hanging. If brake fluid gets pressed into the cylinders, but can't return, the brakes will stick. And squeak. Replace the rubber hoses (probably both of them on each front wheel) and bleed the system. There is a bleeding order, roughly from top to bottom. See pic.
The brake system is triangular: two systems with each one of the front cylinders (left and right) and one of the rear calipers. Just follow the lines.
Afterwards, screw out the brake failure switch and reconnect after having pressed the brake pedal firmly.

Thats what im was thinking its probably the line. Because its only hangs when I city drive it. High its fine, since there is very little braking.