Hi everyone,
I hope someone can cast some light on a problem I have with my Rover 420 brakes. I recently drove a few hundred miles back from holiday and after driving the last 100 miles of this journey I came to a roundabout and a lot of grey smoke was coming from under my drivers side front wheelarch. When I pulled over and got the wheel off, the rim itself was red hot and so was the brake assembly and disc. I checked the wear on the pads and all seemed fine - I checked the brake fluid and all was fine. I took the wheel off on the opposite side and the rim on the opposite side was not hot (just a bit warm) and the brake assembly could be touched. Now I have noticed the brakes catching and squeaking whilst in normal driving whilst not braking. When applying the brakes they squeal a bit louder and then stop once they have started to bite. I have also noticed that the brakes only squeek in normal operation when driving in a straight line - if I turn left or right whilst driving the squeeking stops. I have also now noticed that whilst driving the steering wheel wobbles ever so slightly... could the two things be connected? Is my rim warped? Could that cause problems with the brakes? Can the tracking effect this?
I'm just trying to second guess the problem before I put it into the garage and get a whopping repair bill!
If anyone with experience of brake repairs/tracking/rims etc can respond that would be appreciated.
Thanks
Aaron
I hope someone can cast some light on a problem I have with my Rover 420 brakes. I recently drove a few hundred miles back from holiday and after driving the last 100 miles of this journey I came to a roundabout and a lot of grey smoke was coming from under my drivers side front wheelarch. When I pulled over and got the wheel off, the rim itself was red hot and so was the brake assembly and disc. I checked the wear on the pads and all seemed fine - I checked the brake fluid and all was fine. I took the wheel off on the opposite side and the rim on the opposite side was not hot (just a bit warm) and the brake assembly could be touched. Now I have noticed the brakes catching and squeaking whilst in normal driving whilst not braking. When applying the brakes they squeal a bit louder and then stop once they have started to bite. I have also noticed that the brakes only squeek in normal operation when driving in a straight line - if I turn left or right whilst driving the squeeking stops. I have also now noticed that whilst driving the steering wheel wobbles ever so slightly... could the two things be connected? Is my rim warped? Could that cause problems with the brakes? Can the tracking effect this?
I'm just trying to second guess the problem before I put it into the garage and get a whopping repair bill!
If anyone with experience of brake repairs/tracking/rims etc can respond that would be appreciated.
Thanks
Aaron