Brakes
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Brakes
I have a weird problem with my rear brakes. First off I noticed when I park the car on a hill, apply the parking brake and let my foot off the brake pedal, the drivers side of the car would settle higher than the passenger side. So when driving, I tried to gradually pull the parking brake and the car listed to one side. I figured this just had to do with the parking brake cable, but now I am a bit more worried because the other day (this isn't the same day I tested the parking brake, so that shouldn't be the cause) I was just curious the temperatures of my brake rotors after driving really gently. I put my the back of my hand on the front rotors, both sides were equally hot, id say if I put my hand on them for more than a split second it would burn.
I then put my hand on the drivers side rear (the one the parking brake seems to be holding on) and it was by far hotter than the fronts. Now here's the weird part, the one on the other side, the passengers side rear was only luke warm. I thought maybe because the parking brake was sticking which is why that disk gets warmer than even the fronts, however the car seems to roll just fine. It almost seems like something with the hydraulics. One other thing, when I drive, I hear a constant click click click ---click click --- click click click click out of the drivers side window when moving. I don't think it is speed dependent, has nothing to do with bumps, acceleration, deceleration, or turning. Could this be some sort of a brake proportioning solenoid clicking that might be related to my braking problem?
I then put my hand on the drivers side rear (the one the parking brake seems to be holding on) and it was by far hotter than the fronts. Now here's the weird part, the one on the other side, the passengers side rear was only luke warm. I thought maybe because the parking brake was sticking which is why that disk gets warmer than even the fronts, however the car seems to roll just fine. It almost seems like something with the hydraulics. One other thing, when I drive, I hear a constant click click click ---click click --- click click click click out of the drivers side window when moving. I don't think it is speed dependent, has nothing to do with bumps, acceleration, deceleration, or turning. Could this be some sort of a brake proportioning solenoid clicking that might be related to my braking problem?
Last edited by modenaf1; 05-17-2008 at 02:30 PM.
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