sizzling rear rotors

Nate Stuart newt at newtsplace.com
Sat Sep 7 21:36:32 EDT 2002


Are the caliper guide pins sticking on the calipers? I've seen some that
have worn the caliper/pin oblong, and when the caliper moves it can can
jam up and leave a pad pressed against the rotor.

Just a thought if everything else on the system checks out.

-Nate
'89 90tq
www.newtsplace.com/90tq


>   listers,
>
>   I'v been having a recent problem with my 87 5ksq non
> turbo that goes like this,
>  I was coming to a stop sign up a little hill when I
> stoped I put the car in nutreal but I didn't roll back
> car kinda felt like it had the E-brake on
>  so when I got home I checked it and noticed that the
> rim and rotor were very hot to the touch so the next
> day I took the caliper apart thinking that the piston
> was frozen but it wasn't ( and my E-brake cables have
> been disconected prior) and blead the system
>  didn't notice any thing after that for a week then
> while pulling in the driveway at night I noticed the
> rear driver side rotor was glowing red but I know that
> the calipers are working
>  what should I be looking at rear wheel bearings,
> brake master
>  allso my brake warning light has been on for a while
> as well the one on the auto display orange triangle
> with BRAKE flashing could this be cause of the master
> being bad or brake servo
>  I run ATE front rotors with aftermarket HP pads, rear
> ATE rotors with aftermarket HP pads, SS lines at all
> corners, and ATE super blue fluid
>  any help would be great
> Thanks
> Ron





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