I was up all night replacing my rear brake pads, rotors and calipers. I got done at midnight and after bleeding the brakes I went for a spin around the block. By the time I got back and pulled into the garage, a plume of brake smoke wafted around me. I got out and looked at the brakes and the driver's side was glowing cherry red. The passenger's side was fine. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what happened and what to try next. Any suggestions? The reason I replaced the calipers is because the driver's side started grinding. When I dug into it I found the pad was gone and the caliper was hyper extended. Locked up. Also, there's a whirring sound coming from the engine bay near the brake booster. ABS? Master cylinder? Any ideas?
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Wow. The caliper is sticking. You need to make sure the caliper piston pulls away from the pad after you lift off the brake pedal, if not, it will continue to drag and wear out the brake parts.
Either buy a new caliper, or clean the slide pins and rebuild it.
Either buy a new caliper, or clean the slide pins and rebuild it.
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Yeah and if it sticks again, take pics of the glowing brake disc
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Either buy a new caliper, or clean the slide pins and rebuild it.
it's a brand new caliper and this model doesn't use slide pins.Originally Posted by Urbanengineer
Wow. The caliper is sticking. You need to make sure the caliper piston pulls away from the pad after you lift off the brake pedal, if not, it will continue to drag and wear out the brake parts.Either buy a new caliper, or clean the slide pins and rebuild it.
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It looked like thisOriginally Posted by BradMD_96
Yeah and if it sticks again, take pics of the glowing brake disc
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If you just went for a spin around the block and they looked like that you've got a serious problem. Don't drive it again until you fix the issue......
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Originally Posted by monocogger
I was up all night replacing my rear brake pads, rotors and calipers. I got done at midnight and after bleeding the brakes I went for a spin around the block. By the time I got back and pulled into the garage, a plume of brake smoke wafted around me. I got out and looked at the brakes and the driver's side was glowing cherry red. The passenger's side was fine. I'm scratching my head trying to figure out what happened and what to try next. Any suggestions? The reason I replaced the calipers is because the driver's side started grinding. When I dug into it I found the pad was gone and the caliper was hyper extended. Locked up. Also, there's a whirring sound coming from the engine bay near the brake booster. ABS? Master cylinder? Any ideas?
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Let a pro fix it!Originally Posted by monocogger
Any ideas?
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