Smoke without fire
As the car had been idle for a fortnight I went for a little drive yesterday p.m. Included was a good workout on a nearby by-pass. When I slowed/stopped for traffic lights I noticed some smoke from the off-side front wheel-arch. Stopped at a lay-by, bonnet up, all seemed well other than a burning smell around the wheel -arch. Drive home uneventful.
Brakes or something else? |
Could be a collapsed flexi pipe has caused the calliper to seize and push the piston against the disc thus stopping the piston to return.
That's what happened on mine. Fitted a new pipe and calliper and all was well again. |
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Was the wheel hot? |
Oldie.
Still burning when you got home or not ???? As Wullie said. Was the wheel or hub hot ?? |
Didn't check the wheels specifically. Will go for another trip and check soonest.
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Don't touch the disc to see or feel, if it's hot!
Not that I did that, or anything. :o |
99% sure it will be a sticky caliper, they tend to seize up if stood a while.
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Measured the temperature near the calliper with a digital thermometer probe on front and back wheels. Fronts were warmer than the rear and offside front the hottest. Guess it's a sticking caliper.
How, if at all, do the front brakes differ from those of a Rover v6? Are the requisite bits commonly available? |
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