1996 Chevy Corsica Grabbing

Tiny
CMORRSIS652
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  • 1996 CHEVROLET CORSICA
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 108,675 MILES
Here's the situation.

I changed the pads/rotors the other day and took it for a short spin. Halfway through they were smoking like crazy so I brought her home and put her up til the morning when I could buy calipers. I changed both front calipers and the driver side was still sticking. I then went to change the brake hose on the driver side and there was better fluid flow but it still stuck. So today I went out after 2 days of not using the car to get another caliper thinking maybe it was defective. I changed it in the parking lot of my job (Advance Auto) and all was good until I got a block from home. I started smelling burnt brakes and I pulled it in the drive and got out to get a closer look/smell. Sure enough they were smoking again on the driver side. I'm getting really sick of spending money on this car and this problem is pissing me off. Normally I'm pretty good about fixing the problem and figuring out what it is but I'm so mad and clueless about this one that I'm about ready to sell the damn car.

Now it does have ABS so I took that into effect as maybe the ABS block was going bad. If that's the case I'd rather sell the car than spend $300 on it. A master cylinder is only $40 and that's my next move when I get paid. Does anyone have any ideas where to go next? I'm really getting tired of putting time and money into this thing.
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 AT 11:16 AM

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Tiny
BIGJIM79
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It sounds like your worst nightmare as the ABS valves are locking up or aren't bled. I would start bleeding from the top down on the entire system and try that before replacing the ABS.
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 AT 1:32 AM

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