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Old 02-16-2009, 01:41 PM   #1
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Passanger Front Brake Smoking
Help my passanger front brake is smoking
it seems like it is locked up
if my ebrake was stuck wouldnt all the brakes lockup
what other possibilties?
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:48 PM   #2
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It could be a frozen caliper. and your ebrake would lock up the rear brakes only.
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:51 PM   #3
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do i need to replace the caliper
i probably torched the pad
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Old 02-16-2009, 01:59 PM   #4
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Stuck caliper, replace it and the pads.
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:10 PM   #5
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i would get new rotors as well.....
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:20 PM   #6
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yep cailper is stuck i just removed my wheel
whats the importance of replacing the rotor
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:36 PM   #7
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It got over heated by the stuck calaper. It is probably warped.
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:48 PM   #8
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ok im thinking of doing the brakes on both sides
so ill buy 2 pads
1 cailper
1 rotor
that sound like the way to go?
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:53 PM   #9
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Rotors arn't that much $30 It depends if you can aford it.
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Old 02-16-2009, 02:59 PM   #10
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i looked and 2 rotors 2 pads 2 cailpers is 103 bucks i can do that so i might as well replace everything
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Old 02-16-2009, 03:00 PM   #11
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I've always heard that you should replace both calipers at the same time. Maybe people were just trying to sell me something. They are pretty cheap if I recall correctly.
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Old 02-16-2009, 03:03 PM   #12
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Its never a bad idea, but its not always feasible. Stands to reason that if one side is beat, the others not far behind. But you dont "have" to.
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Old 02-16-2009, 03:25 PM   #13
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DO BOTH SIDES..........its cheap and easy, just do it now or in a couple weeks....
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Old 02-16-2009, 03:25 PM   #14
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i looked and 2 rotors 2 pads 2 cailpers is 103 bucks i can do that so i might as well replace everything
For that price i would definitely do both sides...
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Old 03-03-2009, 09:30 AM   #15
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it actually ended up being a rock lodged behind the pad
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