Emergency Brake Question, Please Help!!
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Mountain Pass
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Emergency Brake Question, Please Help!!
About two days ago, all of the sudden I started getting a severe grinding sound from my drivers side rear. It can be heard when the truck is moving WITH NO BRAKES ON. I listened for the front and listened for the passenger side rear, no sound, just the drivers rear. There is also an orange like, almost slightly greasy film ALL OVER the drivers rear wheel. The Drivers rear rotor is also severly grooved/scared. I just ordered all four new Powerslot Cryo Slotted Rotors and Hawk LTS pads, lucky timing. Here are my Emergency questions:
(1) What happened?? Is it a frozen/broken Caliper and I'm leaking brake fluid??
Which then is getting hot and turning Orange on the wheel??
(2) Is it still drivable? Since I'm going to change the rotors anyway??
(3) Will it hurt anything to drive it a little until I get the new rotors??
I really need help as fast as I can get it. I appreciate any help and experience that everyone may have.
Thanks
Ray
(1) What happened?? Is it a frozen/broken Caliper and I'm leaking brake fluid??
Which then is getting hot and turning Orange on the wheel??
(2) Is it still drivable? Since I'm going to change the rotors anyway??
(3) Will it hurt anything to drive it a little until I get the new rotors??
I really need help as fast as I can get it. I appreciate any help and experience that everyone may have.
Thanks
Ray
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Don't think I would be driving it unless it was an emergency. You obviously are out of brake pad on that left rear wheel. The orange like coloration may be brake rotor dust that has accumulated around the wheel and has rusted.
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I have a 2002 Excursion Limited with the V10. I'm beginning to believe that it is a seized caliper and that the orange is the clearcoat that got very hot and the brake dust became imbeaded in the hot sticky clearcoat.
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The pads at that wheel are probably worn out and eaten some of the rotor away.
The orange is rust from the metal that has been scraped off.
As to why?
Pull it apart and find out.
It could be a stuck caliper or bad flex hose.
The orange is rust from the metal that has been scraped off.
As to why?
Pull it apart and find out.
It could be a stuck caliper or bad flex hose.
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