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Hey everyone, I've got a problem with the brakes on my 97 altima. I had a tire repaired the other day and ever since I have had a bad squeel/dragging noise cominig from the right rear. I took the tire off only to realize that the brake was practically locked up, I couldn't even turn the wheel with it jacked up!! While I had it off, I noticed that the brake pads needed to be replaced, so I got some pads(forgot to mention that the car has four wheel discs). I figured the caliper piston had gotten stuck out because the pads were so worn down. I was unable to compress the piston, even with a brake piston compression tool!!! I tried the other side to see if it was the piston and I couldn't compress it either. Am I missing something here? should I have that much trouble compressing them? My theory is that the rotor wasn't lined up when the wheel was put back on from the previous tire problem I had repaired, because after I bled the brakes a little while trying to compress them and put the wheels back on the right rear isn't dragging anymore. Does that make sense? Any help would be appreciated, Thanks