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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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Stuck Front brake

Hey guys,

About 2-3 months ago I did the brakes on my truck and replaced the pads and rotors using Hawk pads and powerslot rotors. I put less then 500 miles on the new brakes before parking in the garage for the last 6 weeks (I was out of the country for work) I got back this week and decided to take the truck out and noticed it was pulling to the right side. I jumped on the highway went one exit and something was really bad so I pulled over. I could smell the brakes. I walked around to the front passager side and it was smoking I waited for about 2 hrs and drove back home and guess what NO problems. I went to work and when I came back home I took another drive and again everything was fine. Next week I'm going to pull the wheel and start looking to see if I notice anything but do you guys have any idea what could have happened? Oh, I forgot to mention I also replaced the spring/clips at the same time.

Anyone have any idea what I should look for?
 
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Most likely the sliders for the caliper got a little rusty and hung up, not allowing the caliper to "float". Wouldn't hurt to disassemble them and make sure they are lubed up ok...
 
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