Hot Front Disc Brakes

ERICPTHOM

MEMBER
1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
V8
2WD
AUTOMATIC
161,000 MILES

1999 Suburan 1500 LS, The left front rotor and pads are getting hot enough to smoke and you can smell the brake pads. I have replaced the caliper, rotor, bearings, and brake pads and the symptoms repeated themselves. I'm at a lost.

Monday, April 18th, 2011 AT 6:54 PM

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WRENCHTECH

MECHANIC
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Replacing the 2 flex brake hoses will likely resolve your problem but if it got that got, it also damaged the pads and rotor now.

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Monday, March 15th, 2021 AT 11:34 AM

JDL

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You have antilock brakes? Maybe issue with ABS? I wouldn't drive it like that. From here, all I can do is hunt and peck. Any abs codes? Let a professional look at it.

Next time you feel the brakes lock up, crack open the bleeder screw on the caliper or the steel line at the master cylinder. You're trying to see where there is blockage that is preventing the brake fluid from returning to the master cylinder. If the brake releases when you loosen the line at the master cylinder, suspect the brake fluid is contaminated with petroleum product such as engine oil, power steering fluid, or transmission fluid.

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Monday, March 15th, 2021 AT 11:34 AM