Brakes stickin after brake job

DaDuke said

Okay thanks guys, I have much more knowledge now and figuring out (I think) they installed the wrong shoes and drums?
That still doesn't explain the front brakes locking up on my way home from there...
Does anyone know what else besides wrong master cylinder or clogged brake lines would make the front disc brakes lock and smoke if they did nothing except bleed the lines??
Again thanks for your help.

Billy Duke

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It's possible they reinstalled the calipers wrong and they cannot slide properly. I have seen supposedly "experienced" brake shops that did not know calipers are supposed to slide or float. All of that area must be properly greased too so that it does not bind.

I cannot imagine both hoses would cause this at the same time, but I suppose it's possible. "I" would suspect an incorrect master cylinder where the piston travel was incorrect and the master cylinder was "applied" just enough to make the front brakes tight. But again, that's just a guess through the internet.

I see you're in Jacksonville. I am just outside of Macon, Georgia.If you get fed up with dumbasses, truck that joker up here. I'll fix it for you and won't rape your eyes out.