Please advise and help....

Without exlpinaing everything, I went to the neighborhood AutoZone Saturday night and picked up a set of pads for the front. I install them and while putting them in, I will have to say that it was a little tight.... Yeah too tight. I drove it about seven miles, pulled over after I smell something and to my amazment, something was on fire near the brakes. So, I blew it out and looked at the rotor and it was glowing red/orange. Long story short, had it towed home.

Looking at it, doesn;t seem too bad, the rubber on teh caliper doesn't seem to be too bad.

Anyway, I know I Am new here and I would really appreciate some info on what I should do, and what parts I need to have replaced. After fighting with the rotor screws for a while and not wanting to round it out, I am posting here.

I did go by and get the correct brake pads and new rotors, but I really don't feel like having to fight this. With the recogmendations, how hard will they be to replace what it will be that you are suggesting that I do? In my manual it says nothing about the caliper replacement and I don't like swimming in uncharted territories.

Thanks in advance Ryan.

 

Hmm, the rotor was glowing? I hope it didn't get warped. I don't know. If it was me I'd have it towed to my local shop. I don't mess around with my brakes.

 

when you say too tight do you mean putting the pads in the calipers or the calipers over the rotor? If the pads were too tight going into the calipers then you may have had the wrong ones or some debris in there. If it was tight putting the calipers over the rotor you probably didn't compress the calipers. The only thing I can think of is if wrong pads or debris caused it sieze clamped. But that still seems unlikely to me. BTW changing calipers is easy remove caliper(you already know how to do that), disconnect brake line, connect brake line to new caliper, put caliper/pads/rotor back on, bleed line. That's the short explination anyway.

 

sounds to me like you didnt depress the caliper before you installed the pads or they gave you the wrong pads and yeah you likely have a warped rotor.

 

chances are you need to rebuild/replace the caliper and replace the rotor. if you had it that hot, the rubber boot is bound screwed up and there is a good chance the piston seal is also cooked up. Not to mention the fact that the caliper is what probably caused this whole thing.