my calipers arnt fully releasing, i thought it was the calipers, i bought 2 new 1s 2day and put them on and the breaks are still sticking, i changed all the fluid, there bleed right

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Take off the caliper, and look at the caliper mounting bracket. The bolt to the back of the spindle. Over time they will develope wear marks in the sliders and the brake pads will get stuck.
Also make sure you blead the system.

I looked at that and thats not the problem

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ON my truck i have abs but the fuses and relays are taken out, would that affect anything?

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That wouldnt cause them to stick, That would only cause the ABS to not work.

so what would it be?

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Are your pads wearing evenly?
Are the dust boots folding over correctly, or are they bunching up keeping the plunger from retracting?
How about the caliper bolts and rubber bushings? Are they worn out causing the caliper to not be able to float?

pads are wearing evenly, dust boots are good, caliper boots and bolt are good, The calipers are brand new, the old 1s did the same thing

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Reads like you have replaced most of the wheel braking componets. If all the correct parts were used and you did a complete flush, I'd check for bad rubber componets; possibly seals have swollen in the combination differential and metering valve and
check the hoses, I've heard that bad rubber hose can act as one way valves.

The factory service manual also suggests the following for front (or all) brake drag:
1. Misadjusted stop light switch - Prevents full pedal return
2. Contanminated fluid - seals swollen
3. Pedals or linkage binding or incorrectly assembled
4. Booster defect (very rare)

The adjustment for the the switch is as follows:
The switch is located on the brake pedal assy.
"The stop lamp switch incorporates a self adjusting feature. If adjustment or or replacement is required, proceed as follows:
Install the switch in the retaining bracket and push the switch as far forward as it will go. The brake pedal will move slightly forward
gently pull back on the brake pedal bringing the striker back toward the switch until the brake pedal will go back no further. This will cuase the the switch to ratchet backwards to the correct position. very little movement is required, and no further adjustment is necessary."

Regards,
Greg