brakes overheat bigtime but i replaced everything

[jazzzmonky]

I have a 1988 ford bronco fullsize and the brakes overheat HORRIBLY. I bought it about a year ago as a project. It has about 88000 miles. Here is where I am stumped. Because of the excessive overheating I repalced the pads, rotors, calipers, lines, master cylinder, porportioning valve, and repacked the bearings all just in the front. The rear has never given me problems. Only the front overheats.

[meteor]

How are the pads wearing? And by brake Lines did that include hoses. Hose are double walled and wear from the inside.

[kahjdh]

Check to see if the brakes are still on while you are driving. Maybe the piston in the caliper is still pushing while your off the pedal. Check all of the connections from the master cyclinder down.

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by kahjdh

Check to see if the brakes are still on while you are driving. Maybe the piston in the caliper is still pushing while your off the pedal. Check all of the connections from the master cyclinder down.

Also, if the brake pushrod in the booster is not adjusted properly, (too long) it can prevent the master cyl from releasing all the way. The main rod in the master cyl must come all the way or else the brake fluid pressure release post is covered. This means that as the brakes warm up a bit they will start to drag because the excess brake fluid has no place to go.