I have a 98.5 Dodge Ram diesel 4x4 that has been getting some not so good fuel mileage. Basially 12mpg all the time and that is a truck that has a straight pipe, programmer, and intake along with synthetic fluids and I should be getting a little better mileage. I used to get 16 mpg stock... Well anyways I was inspecting my brakes last night before a big upcoming trip and found the front brakes dragging bad. The passenger side was so bad I could barely rotate the wheel. The drivers side was better but not great. I changed both front calipers and it fixed the front right side but the drivers side is still dragging some. Not as bad as the passenger side was but it is dragging a good bit. Do you think I might have gotten a bad caliper from the parts store or could it be a problem with the master cylinder. Doesn't the master cylinder send the same pressure to the both front brakes through 1 port or are they seperate ports? It isn't pulling to one side when driving or when braking and the brakes have all new fluid in the system. As you can tell I don't know much about the brake system but I am about to drive 2200 miles so if I can improve mpg by a couple I will save Thanks for your assistance
1998.5 Dodge Ram 2500 with a few mods
2004 Wanderer Wagon Toyhauler
1997 XR400R Plated
2003 Polaris Trailboss 330
Yes, awhile back I had the front right brake wear down very fast and we had to change the brakes and rotor because they went down to metal on metal basically overnight. Well back then I was in a hurry because of stuff going on and we had some troubles with that caliper. We messed with it and got it working better. Well with my great memory I forgot about it until I was inspect my brakes for an upcoming trip in a month. I am just glad I figured it out now and not after driving the 2200 miles
The rubber brake hoses can disintegrate internally and act like a check valve and not relieve the hydraulic pressure completely causing the brake to drag.
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