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Offline Adrenaline

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bad smell from brakes
« on: September 02, 2014, 11:28:55 am »
Hey guys my brakes are really making bad smell really fast once i make a small trip smell begins they are not old i have made 10k km on them so they are still as new ,what can be the problem

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Re: bad smell from brakes
« Reply #1 on: September 02, 2014, 11:49:38 am »
Maybe one of the calipers is sticking? After a drive check if one corner is really hot.

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Re: bad smell from brakes
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2014, 01:00:41 pm »
Thanks mate will check it

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Re: bad smell from brakes
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2014, 07:38:24 pm »
i had this happen last week my nsf caliper was sticking causing the car to shake & when i stopped the smoke was pouring from by my wheel well,i ended up having to replace caliper also disc's & pads.

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Re: bad smell from brakes
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2014, 11:35:25 pm »
Damn sorry to hear that will check my calipers for sure dont wanna fall in problems

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Re: bad smell from brakes
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2014, 05:31:38 am »
Mr too changed the OSR caliper as after a few miles I was getting high pitched whistle on braking and a lot of brake dust/heat (even the alloy). Now the other side has gone with same symptoms which is getting changed today.
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Re: bad smell from brakes
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2014, 08:00:07 am »
Sounds live a sticking caliper