prometheus Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hey guys was driving to the fuel station tonight (as I tend to do alot) and had this strange smell like burning rubber suddenly in the cabin, thought nothing of it as it cleared after a few mins, but as I was at the petrol station I decided to check the tyre pressures. Well went to the driver's front wheel checked the pressure, then went to the passenger side wheel and immediately felt the heat coming from the brake and the smell that I had smelt in the cabin before. Kinda worried now that there is something jammed on/in the passenger brake. Any one any idea's what could be causing this? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4XNY Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Sounds like a seized caliper mate Had similar thing happen to me in my MR2, to the extent that the friction caused the whole alloy to heat up, very hot! Its just a case of refurbing the caliper, which i managed to do myself, with the help of youtube clips! OR a new caliper... It might be the issue anyway.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Would tend to agree if the temperature was that high. Worth taking that corner apart and seeing what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P15UL T Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 i had this happen to one of my vans last year and it was indeed a seized caliper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prometheus Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 Ok update, Drove into work this morning and then checked the temp on both front brakes and it seems that both were normal, no bad smell and no excessive heat from the passenger side. Maybe the caliper has unstuck itself?! Will keep an eye on it and see if it happens again. Cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 If the calliper seized wouldn't you notice the car pulling to one side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 I would take the pads out, clean the piston and copper grease the rear of the pads, if it happens again dont drive far as it will warp the disc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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