On a 98 ford tarus..new breaks all the rotors turned...after an 2 hour long drive i had to pull over as i got flagged down...my right passenger side back tire was smoking..and it smelled of metel...and burning plastic.....checked for debris ( plastic bag or something from road ) calipers and breaks look ok....any idea ??

 

could be a seized caliper piston, usually from a cracked boot on the piston, or from one of the guides..

usually an easy fix, you could just take to advance for an core exchange..

 

WRONG.....well it was stuck..here's why..the little metel bar broke lose and apprently some how wedged itself to make them stick..fixed just by replacing that 2 doller part..

 

One of the guides?

 

Yea..the little metel clips....

 

hard to picture which part but hey you got it fixed..

 

there is the little metel clip that secures the two....there like 5 bucks for 2 of them at advance.....its got a curve on one side..than the other you take pliarers and pull into a hole to secure it....

 

It didn't ruin your new rotor, did it?

 

Nope......or least i can tell

 

well that's a plus