1986 Chevrolet K1500 "brake discs getting hot" Questions

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...discs are getting too hot for the distance covered there may be a problem in that the callipers are binding on the mounting bolts (pins) and are not centralizing and hence one pad will be in contact ...

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...hot disc brake rotor going through a puddle of water which causes the warpage. If you have a Parking Brake, get in a safe area and when stopping, ONLY apply the parking brake. If the steering wheel ...

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...BRAKE DISCS RATHER THAN BRAKE DRUM,IT COULD BE A WARPED BRAKE DISC.EITHER WAY I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO GET A PROFESSIONAL TO CHECK IT OUT,TELL HIM AS MUCH INFORMATION AS YOU CAN,THIS WAY HE CAN RULE ...

...touch the lug nuts and/or the brake drums or discs the wheels are attached to. If a brake's dragging the disc or drum will be scalding hot. If the brakes are not hot, the rubbing sound isn't

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...discs are needed at my altitude of more tan 7350 ft above sea level because engine vacuum is barely adequate to stop the car, and by using those rorots together with ceramic brake pads from Centris ...

...as with new tyres, but always comes back. when the brakes get hot, after driving for about 30 minutes drums out of round,or if disc brakes discs warrped,affected by heat need maching at brake ...

...hot. You can get them machined, where they put your discs on a lathe type machine & skim a millimeter or two off the front face of the disc, this of corse makes them thinner which in turn ...

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brake is applied at slow speeds rear brakes disc brakes on back. sometimes they will stick until they get hot. sometimes will stick when they get wet. check to see about your anti brake locking system

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...hot but not the left one Your brake caliper may be partially seized or the pads are seized on the mounting bracket. almost sure its a sticking caliper mine done the same i took it to my mechanic and ...

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hot. no pulling Please get the disc brakes checked, it may be jammed causing friction on disc causing the heat. For a try, you can take car on empty road and do some short sudden acceleration and hard

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