1995 Honda Civic Rear brake Claiper or cable

FASLLI

MEMBER
1995 HONDA CIVIC
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
167,000 MILES

Hi, I got a problem with my rear brake on the left tire. The brake stays in friction even noe that I have released the emergency brakes. In summer I changed the the brake caliper, the rotor and the brake pads of my rear left tire. Last two weeks I noticed that when I was driving I couldn't go faster because something was stoping me from the back, I pulled over and I smelled burning from the left tire, I took a look at it and the disk was so hot and looked red like a pizza grill, this was because the pads weren't loose at all and were forcing the disk to stop. I thought that the brake cable might be frozen and can not release the pads from putting pressure on the disk, so I had to replace that. I did replace the brake cable the car worked fine only for 4 days and it did it again today, and I don't know what is causing it? Can it be the corkscrew device not functioning well? Can somebody help me with any suggestions? Thank you

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KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
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Hi faslli,

Thank you for the donation.

When the calipers do not release sufficiently, it could be

1. Caliper pistons not returning. Check if the rubber boot is sealing correctly, any tear in the boot could result in water getting into the piston area and this would cause the piston to seize and not releasing.

2. Caliper slider bolts stuck. This would not allow the caliper to return but if this is the cause, the brake pads would have uneven wear, the outer pads would wear more or less than the inner pads by quite a substantial amount.

3. Faulty brake flexible hose. This would prevent the fluid from returning and heating would increase the pressure to lock the rotors. When the brake rotors are stuck, loosen the bleeder nut to see if the caliper returns when the pressure is released.

4. Handbrake cable improperly adjusted or stuck. Check the pivot at the caliper, it should return to the stopper area.

5. Faulty brake Proportioning Control Valve. If equipped with ABS, the accumulator could be faulty.