Suspension and Chassis Questions about your suspension? Need chassis advice?

front driver's side caliper

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 09:07 AM
  #1  
panman79's Avatar
Thread Starter
Member
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 117
Likes: 0
From: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
front driver's side caliper

I don't believe the front driver's side caliper is releasing. My brake light is on in my intrument cluster. After driver for about 10 min. the left driver's side wheel well will start smoking.
This could only be the caliper causing this right? Thanks for help
Reply
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 02:30 PM
  #2  
TomP's Avatar
Supreme Member
 
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 13,414
Likes: 6
From: Central NJ, USA
Car: 1986 Firebird
Engine: 2.8 V6
Transmission: 700R4
Brake light comes on either if the e-brake's up, or if there's unbalanced pressure (AIR!) in the lines between the front brake lines and the rear brake lines. Air must've gotten in that line somehow.

As to the smoking, it could either be the caliper, or a collapsed brake hose. Is it the original brake hose? For safety's sake, you should probably replace both at once... and then you'll have to bleed the system, which should get rid of any air. And again for safety's sake, you should probably replace both front brake hoses at the same time. You don't want to have one good unclogged, uncollapsed hose on the driver's side, and a ready-to-fail brake hose on the passenger side.
Reply
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 02:47 PM
  #3  
RB83L69's Avatar
Supreme Member
 
Joined: Jul 1999
Posts: 18,457
Likes: 16
From: Loveland, OH, US
Car: 4
Engine: 6
Transmission: 5
Probably the brake hose. Those die alot and cause problems like that.
Reply
Old Mar 12, 2003 | 04:31 PM
  #4  
panman79's Avatar
Thread Starter
Member
 
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 117
Likes: 0
From: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Thanks for the help. I replaced the caliper today, (10 bucks at autozone). It's not smoking anymore. Coming to a safe stop is good.
Reply
Old Mar 13, 2003 | 11:59 PM
  #5  
ebmiller88's Avatar
Supreme Member
iTrader: (7)
 
Joined: Mar 2001
Posts: 6,420
Likes: 5
From: Fort Mill, SC, USA
Car: '88 Iroc, '91 RS, and a '70 RS
Engine: 5.7 TPI; 5.0 TBI; ZZ4/T56 on the ag
Transmission: A4, A4, slated to be a T56
If it does it again, change out the hose.

Ed
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
1992 Trans Am
History / Originality
27
May 10, 2023 07:19 PM
Street Lethal
Interior
7
Aug 14, 2015 08:25 PM
wruiz
Suspension and Chassis
3
Aug 11, 2015 02:59 PM
Ginamariegault
Brakes
1
Aug 10, 2015 08:33 AM
blacksunshine'91
Interior Parts Wanted
2
Aug 10, 2015 12:04 AM




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:43 PM.