help, brake problem

[captainpimp]

this morning as i left for work my car felt as if the brakes were being applied even though i wasnt touching them. i think it's the front right brake, it seemed hotter than the rest. i drove a 1/2 mile to pick up a friend, realized it was jacked up so we took his car to work. about 6 weeks ago i replaced the rotors and pads but havent had any problems since them. car is a 99 w/ 71k on it. i will look at it this weekend, anybody got any ideas??? thx in advance.

[Sentinel]

Jack the front end, car in N and see how hard your wheels are to spin. It should not be hard at all.

If sticking: I would guess a brake cylinder (on the rotor) as a master cylinder would cause both sides, or maybe all 4 brakes to stick.

Also: There might be some ABS tomfoolerey involved, but I don't know much about that stuff.

Another option: Wheel bearings.

[xSolarax]

caliper stuck...

[noodlerooney]

I'll go along with xSolarax, caliper piston stuck/binding. You can either rebuild it yourself or get a replacement or remanufactured. Remanufactured are fun, you install them, they leak, you return them for replacements and reinstall, repeat process. After awhile you can do them in your sleep.

[captainpimp]

what causes the caliper to stick? what has to be rebuilt?
is it a mileage related failure or an unexpected quirk?

never had this problem before, so sorry for all the ?'s. just would like as much info as possible before i attempt it. thx