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Old 07-25-2009, 11:51 PM
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Default Re: Brake problem. Need advice?

Originally Posted by James1549
If you have a caliper hanging due to a stuck/sticky pistion, I doubt a flush will bring it back to life.

I have not replaced my rear pads yet so I am not familar with them. Is it possible you have some hardware hanging up the caliber? You or someone needs to take the caliper apart from the knuckle to be sure everything is sliding / floating properly. At 24K, I just can't see a bad caliper already, but anything is possible.

James
Yeah, I'm pretty sure contaminated brake fluid caused it though. It's funny, 'cause I just realized awhile ago I asked about a smell that was coming from my Xfire, thought it was burning clutch, someone told me it was the brakes. Now I know why.

Oddly enough, the brake wear indicator still hasn't come on.

I don't know if it's just me noticing it more now, I do listen for it intently now, but it seems to be much more noticeable. I'm figuring I need the caliper rebuilt and at least the rotor put on a lathe.

Does anyone know how tough our rotors are?