67Monaco
Go Woke, Go Broke.
My episode for the day, drivers front brake was smoldering today. Car's been down for a month or two since I've been working on the exhaust. Took it out today for a test run. Felt a little sluggish and a faint pull that became a significant pull to the left.
Somethings not right and turned around. Suddenly everything cleared up and I attributed it to sitting and needing to free up so on ward we go. Drove two mile past the house and it's back. This time bad. Good thing I was on a deserted road for the most part. Pulled over and smoke's billowing out of the front fender. I already know where it's going.
Turned full lock right to expose the caliper and smoke is rolling off the pads. Sit there for a few minutes til the smoke stops. Get back in and turn the barge so the wind hits caliper side and helps cool it down. Waited about 15 minutes and limp home. I stopped a couple times to let it cool a bit. Finally got home and no more smoke but you can tell she was hot.
Let it sit outside for an hour to cool. Backed it in and reverse was having a hard time with the drag. Went forward and it seemed to free up. Reversed again and not so much drag. Took the wheel off and for sure those pads were dragging.
I need Ideas why. Rears are fine and passenger was pretty much cool as a cucumber.
Recall I had the calipers off a bit ago to put the new wheel studs in. Doing so I merely cracked the bleeder and sqeezed the pads out to get it off the rotors. Could I have cocked a piston on the drivers side? Dirt? Bad caliper?
Shooting in the dark here..
Somethings not right and turned around. Suddenly everything cleared up and I attributed it to sitting and needing to free up so on ward we go. Drove two mile past the house and it's back. This time bad. Good thing I was on a deserted road for the most part. Pulled over and smoke's billowing out of the front fender. I already know where it's going.
Turned full lock right to expose the caliper and smoke is rolling off the pads. Sit there for a few minutes til the smoke stops. Get back in and turn the barge so the wind hits caliper side and helps cool it down. Waited about 15 minutes and limp home. I stopped a couple times to let it cool a bit. Finally got home and no more smoke but you can tell she was hot.
Let it sit outside for an hour to cool. Backed it in and reverse was having a hard time with the drag. Went forward and it seemed to free up. Reversed again and not so much drag. Took the wheel off and for sure those pads were dragging.
I need Ideas why. Rears are fine and passenger was pretty much cool as a cucumber.
Recall I had the calipers off a bit ago to put the new wheel studs in. Doing so I merely cracked the bleeder and sqeezed the pads out to get it off the rotors. Could I have cocked a piston on the drivers side? Dirt? Bad caliper?
Shooting in the dark here..