caliper question
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Re: caliper question
Originally Posted by edtek
does anyoe know when you need to replace your calipers or symtoms of a broken one from the outside? thanks!
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Re: caliper question
i've had a caliper go bad but all it did was not release the roter properly. it would hang up a little. caused the rim to get hot as hell and smell like brakes real bad. no noise but it did cause the stearing wheel to shimmy a little.
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We had one guy come into the shop once with both fronts locked up. Those things were steamin and glowin red... I think it was some older hyundai, can't remember exactly. But if your car pulls during breaking, doesn't stop breaking when you let off the pedal or the pads wear too quickly, or even if they have an uneven wear when you change 'em you probably need to atleast check out the calipers.
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Just a little something I found out, if you replace a caliper it's best to replace both of them.. I replaced one rear caliper and now my e-brake seems to stop the new caliper better than the older one
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Re: caliper question
all brake system components, whether they are pads, rotors, calipers, hoses, etc, really should be replaced in pairs.
as for caliper issues....there are several things that can show: pull on braking, rare instances pull when driving, park brake wont work, one wheel wont lock down, etc etc.
as for caliper issues....there are several things that can show: pull on braking, rare instances pull when driving, park brake wont work, one wheel wont lock down, etc etc.
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Re: caliper question
Originally Posted by edtek
does anyoe know when you need to replace your calipers or symtoms of a broken one from the outside? thanks!
if it does not compress then it is bad.
also if the caliper is locking up then the rotors would look overheated and
the brakes will be extremely hot.