funnylittlman

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All,

I have been experiencing a loss in fuel mpg since the install of my stock box.. unusual yes, but none the less

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....hreadid=181123

Anyway I have been noticing that my rear wheels are getting dirtier than my fronts are (a.k.a. more brake dust). It's not a whole lot more and I just washed n waxed the car this past Saturday so I don't have enough miles yet to determine, but it does look as if my rear wheels are dirtier than the fronts.

I have had emergency brake caliper freezes before, so I'm hoping this is not the case again. Nissan replaced a faulty one, and then I took it in again for them to regrease w/ antisieze.

In your honest opinions, do you think my calipers are freezing again in the rear? I use the emergency brake every time I park the car, since I am a manual.? ? ?

-funny

funnylittlman

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^ Bump c'mon guys

Sprint

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whats wierd is.. when i wake up every morning... and i start drving.. if i get off the gas .. the car slows down .. i am wondering if my rear calipers are freezing also... tonight i am going to park gear and see if that makes a difference.. alwso when i got to the gas station this morning.. i smelt something burning

funnylittlman

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S P R I N T!!!!

I don't have a park gear dummy.

maxfanfromohio

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I am sorry Sprint, but you smelt something burning?

Sprint

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yeah.. burning smell

Sprint

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i meant "park in gear"

pezking4

I have been thinking the same thing about my car, so this weekend I'm going to take a good look at everything and bleed my brakelines.

funnylittlman

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My bad!

The same thing happened to me, but minus the burning. I do notice on slight inclines w/ the brake released, the car doesn't roll. This was a sign in my earlier cars, as well as the dirtier than front (on the 1st day of washing) that my calipers were freezing and needed either more antiseize or a rebuild.

NJMAXSELTD, any ideas?

Sprint

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yeah.. i started going up an incline and it was like the rear wheels were dragging in the "sand" <-- from the snow n stuff.. well here is the thing.. it did it the morning before.. and by the time i drove to the train station (20 mins) i had no smell.. but this morning i had to go to the gas station first (3 mins) and i had the smell.. however by the time i got the train station it had went awaay.. so it probably would have smelled 2 days ago if i had gotten out hte car.. but i am going to try parking in gear tonite.. see if its my e brake that fudging up.. or maybe my calipers are just fudge

i did also pump my brakes at a stop sign and the "stopping" went away.. so after this test.. next i am going to try pumping my brakes before i leave in the morning

funnylittlman

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An old school version my dad tried to do was to spray some silicon lubricant on the actualy caliper spring. After wetting that down, we tapped on the actual caliper w/ the ebrake off and it went "pop" on my old 93 Probe GT. I was getting the tarnished rear rims then as well. I'll keep you posted.

Sprint

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parked in gear last night without the ebrake.. everything was ok.. no freezing calipers

funnylittlman

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That's good. Mine seem to be fine too All is well, but I'm keeping my eye out on them

wuman

just wondering if any of you found out what cause the e-brake to not release cause my max is doing the same thing.

BBaker025

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I have also experienced this problem a few times. It only happens when I engauge my E-Brake. My car feels sluggish and when I release the brakes it slows down faster then usual. When I get out of the car I can smell some type of burning. When I dont use my e-brake its fine.

wuman

mine e-brake started to not release about 2 weeks ago, after it sat in the dealer's lot for a month waiting for the coils. the dealer told me it may be the moisture and the cold temp. but i had the car for four years and nothing like this has ever happened before. maybe nissan owe us a recall cause locking e-brake and the burning smell caused by the brake pads rubbing the rotor might be a safety issue.

BBaker025

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Mine never did this in the warm weather, so it must be something with the cold weather.

funnylittlman

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SOmetimes the anti seize stuff they put on the calipers wears off, or the caliper just plain freezes. That's what causes the ebrake not to release.

Also I hear if you don't use it on a day to day basis, and then use it, it will cause lockage.

Sprint

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i think its totally temp related.. however mine only started doing this .. this winter