Guys I could use a little help... I believe my wife's van has what appears to be a brake problem. I drove her van to work the other day and it was so hot it was smoking when I parked! I had to drive about 4 of the 10 miles on the interstate so I wasn't aware or able to see any smoke until I parked. I work just off the interstate. I seriously thought the van was having an electrical fire. The drag is light enough you can't really feel it and I can move the rotor by hand... I investigated and that's when I figured the caliper was hung up, the tire was hot, the rim was very hot and the brakes, well... they sizzled when I spit on the rotor.
I have changed the caliper, pads and brake hose. The caliper seized on in 2018 so I figured that was the problem again but clearly it is not!
I changed the brake fluid several months ago, and flushed about 25 ounces when changing the caliper this last time.
The situation is this, the left rear rotor is getting hot, like driving 3 miles and the rotor is 200F. The passenger side is only 110F after the same drive. I am checking the rotor with an infrared temperature gun. The other 3 rotors are no hot like the left rear.
I'm not sure what else to check. I think I am going to disconnect the parking brake cable just for sh!t's and grins to see if that helps. Anyone got any other ideas? As I stated the other 3 rotors are fine and no issues.
Thanks in advance
Todd
*** update disconnecting the parking brake cable made no difference in the temperature. I am perplexed. Maybe it is the master cylinder but how can only 1 caliper hang up then?
I have changed the caliper, pads and brake hose. The caliper seized on in 2018 so I figured that was the problem again but clearly it is not!
I changed the brake fluid several months ago, and flushed about 25 ounces when changing the caliper this last time.
The situation is this, the left rear rotor is getting hot, like driving 3 miles and the rotor is 200F. The passenger side is only 110F after the same drive. I am checking the rotor with an infrared temperature gun. The other 3 rotors are no hot like the left rear.
I'm not sure what else to check. I think I am going to disconnect the parking brake cable just for sh!t's and grins to see if that helps. Anyone got any other ideas? As I stated the other 3 rotors are fine and no issues.
Thanks in advance
Todd
*** update disconnecting the parking brake cable made no difference in the temperature. I am perplexed. Maybe it is the master cylinder but how can only 1 caliper hang up then?
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