rear brakes sticking & burning smell
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rear brakes sticking & burning smell
So I started to do my rear brakes but could only get the pass side done today. That side was the worst of the 2. worn to the metal backing on the outside pad. pads are a very tight fit even with the pistons pushed all the way in. Sticking caliper maybe? truck seems to roll fine. does not feel like he rear brake is stuck but the pass side smells and is very hot where the drivers side is cool enough to touch.
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I would bet you have a sticking caliper. Shouldn't be wearing that unevenly and if one side is really hot, the pads are dragging. What year? Did you open the bleed screw when you pushed the pistons back? if not, you just pushed all of the crap that was in the caliper back up your line. I would suggest flushing your brakes after you install the other side. You should look into re-build kits for both rear calipers.
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I think you are right about the sticking caliper. Its a '96 and I did not open the bleed screw. I did notice the pistons were hard to push back in. Even with a good sized "C" clamp. I also did the rotor. I am thinking either corosion on the piston area that has been exposed to the elements or alot of crap in the caliper. I could not get the piston flush with the caliper body and the pads are a tight fit.
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your caliper is probably full of junk and the pistons are sticking. If you replaced the pads and rotor, it will be trash in 20K. Midas replaced all of my brakes 20K before I bought my truck and it was on metal when I bought it. Of course they wouldn't warantee it, so I re-built the caliper with a kit from Atlantic British. No problems since...
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