96 Aurora Brakes Help!

[bil58smth]

I recently got a brake repair estimate in excess of $1000.

I decided to attempt to service the squealing (front) brakes myself. I changed out the passenger side caliper and front pads. That wasn't all that bad. Now the rear brakes, are getting way too hot on a very short (test) trip. The Drivers side rear brake is by far the worst, it got so hot it began to smoke! What Gives?
I understand that the front passenger caliper and the rear drivers caliper are on the same circuit.
I found a suggestion on how to adjust the rear disks by applying the parking brake, then pumping up the brakes, holding down the brake and releasing the parking brake. That sounds way too easy.. Those at Auto Zone tell me to bleed the brakes. I know there is not air in the line, I bled the new caliper twice and kept a close eye on the fluid in the resevoir. Boy do I need HELP! Now I can't even get to work. Any suggestions would be of great help!!

Bill

[bil58smth]

Just to let everyone know, The too easy solution above is how one can adjust the rear calipers on a 1996 Aurora. That is if you find yourself in this situation. I feature that you all either pay someone for your brake service or simply don't know anything about it. A simple internet search provides more information than the collection of knuckheads 'round here. Thank you very little

[newscarver]

seems like your rear caliper is seizing.i have had to replace both of mine in the last few years

[ghutchin]

As an aside, I have been drinking, but...I read your post the other day and...anyways...you don't need to do any sort of adjustment for caliper brakes, they are self adjusting. Worse case, and I think this is for rear drum brakes only, they need adjustement, but they self adjust when you go backwards. If your pads are locking up, then like the guy said in the previous post, you probably have a seized caliper....or you installed the pads wrong or something else.
Also, the front and rears are not on the same circuit, front and rear brakes are never on the same circuit, maybe in the 50's. I will write more tomorrow unless this is sufficent for you to solve your problems.

Here is what you need to do. Jack the rear end up, remove the wheel. Turn it the rotor. If there is significant amounts of friction then most likly your caliper is screwed, or you installed something incorrectly, but from your original post it doesn't sound like you even touched the rear brakes....another possibility is one of the pads is so far gone, that it is slipping off of the caliper and causing everything to lock up, but this should be obvious once you remove the wheel.