[V8] Still having brake trouble.
Kent McLean
kentmclean at comcast.net
Sun Jan 20 16:13:46 PST 2013
Seamus O'Carey wrote:
> I then drove it about 20 miles
> only to discover the right front brake was really hot when I got to my
> destination.
My guess: the caliper isn't releasing. Under normal use, the rubber
seals should pull the caliper piston back in, freeing up the pad.
But if the seals are stiff, they don't ease off, the piston stays
where it was when under pressure, and the pad drags on the rotor,
heating up.
I'd rebuild the front caliper. Maybe both front calipers, just as
preventative maintenance.
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Kent McLean
Audi-less for the first time since Bad Puppy
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