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Just parked the car after about a 20 min drive, & the front wheels were roasting to the touch. Is this normal? Asking out of sheer fear as I've had all the wheels off to paint them & I've put them back on with new lugs & I'm petrified they're working loose & thats what th heats is... I know the breaks generate heat, just didn't think it was that much?...
 
odd_ball said:
Just parked the car after about a 20 min drive, & the front wheels were roasting to the touch. Is this normal? Asking out of sheer fear as I've had all the wheels off to paint them & I've put them back on with new lugs & I'm petrified they're working loose & thats what th heats is... I know the breaks generate heat, just didn't think it was that much?...
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Is it dangerous? I'm doing a long journey tonight... I knew I had something going on in that department. Shes eating fuel & is really underpowered, was hoping the MOT would pick it up but nothing...

Is there a quick fix?
 
odd_ball said:
Is it dangerous? I'm doing a long journey tonight... I knew I had something going on in that department. Shes eating fuel & is really underpowered, was hoping the MOT would pick it up but nothing...

Is there a quick fix?
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Def sounds like a stuck caliper.

Is it dangerous? Probably as the brakes are always on to a certain degree, can lead to warped discs and maybe fire :O
 
Have the wheel off quick ish? Try and work her free with some WD. Suppose its worth a pop it it gets you home with no issue.

Fire would add for dramatic effect down the motor way though?
 
...true. I spent near an hour trying to free mine, slapped myself when it popped out. I then killed the thread after. FAIL. You can clean them up, but I found its a losing battle. Never had it stick that bad though to kill power and put out that much heat.
 
SirChris said:
Have the wheel off quick ish? Try and work her free with some WD. Suppose its worth a pop it it gets you home with no issue.

Fire would add for dramatic effect down the motor way though?
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WD near brakes? Is that dangerous? Where am I spraying & will whacking it with a hammer help?
 
odd_ball said:
WD near brakes? Is that dangerous? Where am I spraying & will whacking it with a hammer help?
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and quick fix :eek:
best get them looked at professionally imo, most tyre/exhaust places will give a free check
i repeat "can you feel them binding if you push the car ?"
 
frank said:
and quick fix :eek:
best get them looked at professionally imo, most tyre/exhaust places will give a free check
i repeat "can you feel them binding if you push the car ?"
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Can't say I can feel them binding, but I can hear rubbing which I thought was a bearing going... As said, she is struggling to get to 60...
 
Yeah WD on brakes not cool, but I usually spray a lot when servicing the car. I just over compensate when driving for 15 mins. Heat will get rid of it all. Just in front of the rear calliper bolts, there is a rubber sheath (don't ask me where I got that word. My mind forgets the real term.) Thats the bit which moves to allow the calliper to move around the disk. Then I would say take the brake fluid cap off in the engine bay, this will allow you to lever back the brake calliper piston. This should allow you to move the calliper back and forth. Of course you cannot do it yet, try the WD under the rubber expansion sheath... once again excuse the wrong term. rocking back and forth with the aid of WD might help. Usually it will be full of rust, you may have caught it early enough to get some play though. Please, anyone correct me if I have made a mistake, or terribly described anything.
 
Of course that is just to give her some more life. You will have to do it properly and give the wells a good clean out and grease ASAP. Thats if the calliper is the issue. If you need pics and I can have the wheel off and take soem snaps?
 
Double post... Yeah, not gonna risk it, have a look at it when I get home Monday... So not only am I in the Clio, I'm not driving either... Get to spend the next 3 hours playing bonnet roulette... Will it go, won't it go... Nobody knows...
 
take the calipar apart and the part that is pushing the brake just take it out and just get abit of grease and rub around the bearing and then stick it back in, that what i dont to mine when mine was binding :) and worked
 
remove every brake components.regrease the lot. your brake pads could be stuck on calipers. like others have said piston ceased and not retracting, try looking into the disc. could be warped
 
The only thing you should be lubing caliper slide pins with is red rubber brake grease. Anything else can rot the rubber bellows :). Oh, you can buy it on eBay.
 
I wouldn't. When I was having problems with my calipers I did a lot of Googling and the general concensus is that red rubber brake grease is the only proper stuff to use. It doesn't affect the rubber bellows and it's incredibly water resistant :).
 
Some dodgey advice turning up here. Don't use grease EVERYWHERE. The piston and seals should only be lubed with brake fluid, nothing should be hit with a hammer and if you're not sure what you're doing, do what Frank says and get a specialist or local garage to take a look for you :).
 
Guy said:
Some dodgey advice turning up here. Don't use grease EVERYWHERE. The piston and seals should only be lubed with brake fluid, nothing should be hit with a hammer and if you're not sure what you're doing, do what Frank says and get a specialist or local garage to take a look for you :).
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It was only the slide pins that got the copper grease, piston and dust seal got brake fluid

But I know what you mean, there is a lot of dodgy advise knocking around at the moment
 
Sorry that's probably my dodgy advice! I have had to learn from experimentation, not a trained mechanic or been near one for advice. My WD advice is usually a fixing on the side of the road experiences, so not too clever.
 
Guy said:
I wouldn't. When I was having problems with my calipers I did a lot of Googling and the general concensus is that red rubber brake grease is the only proper stuff to use. It doesn't affect the rubber bellows and it's incredibly water resistant :).
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tbh guy i think i used copper grease for my pistons and they work fine :) and have been for around 4 month now and in the north east their has been flooding so it is water resistant :).
 

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