Smoking brakes!

[IrishK11]

So I was driving along today and thought i smelt burning.....

Then a few mins later smoke from what seemed like under the bonnet!

Got out of the car and saw smoke pouring from my front left brakes!

What would cause this? A Seized caliper?

 

[frank]

mine proved to be a ring of rust inside the caliper here

 

[IrishK11]

Are the callipers easy enough to rebuild frank?

 

[frank]

Are the callipers easy enough to rebuild frank?

the rubber boot is a bit fiddly because you have to fit it before the piston mate, but yes they,re easy to do

 

[IrishK11]

What's the chances this piston is compromised?

 

[IrishK11]

Can't take it all apart for the moment so just greased the pins up and reassembled but they didn't seem to be sticking

 

[eiregti]

Pretty easy to check the seals, just get someone to put the pedal a few times and let the piston out, inspect the seal and give it a shot of wd40 if you're not stripping then down yet. Then use a g clamp to fire the piston back into the caliper

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