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 Apr 7, 2008 - 9:50 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Aug 19, '07 From Farmington, MI Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%)  |
Hi, my passenger side front brake is always staying closed, after the first couple of times i brake, i can smell the brake on that side burning up and it makes my car wobble around, could this be the cause of a bad caliper, iw as gonna replace it tommorow, but brake pads are almost new, and rotor looks fine, just very hot and tired, can anyone help me out thanks
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Apr 9, 2008 - 3:15 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '05 From Guam Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
Do you mean the caliper won't retract? the caliper is stuck? check the pistons etc....
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Apr 9, 2008 - 3:30 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 24, '07 From Oahu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
yeah failing piston will do that. or something is stuck like a rock or something.
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Apr 9, 2008 - 2:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 9, '06 From Ma Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Most likely either the caliper piston is frozen [caliper] or the slide pins are frozen [caliper bracket].
Depending where you go to buy a caliper you might get just the caliper or you might get both. Usually both, just make sure before you buy it. Also, there is a slim chance something in the line or proportioning valve is causing this. 95^% of the time it's the caliper or bracket though. --------------------  |
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