94 LT1 feels as if the brakes are not releasing completely. When I roll to a stop it feels like there is still pressure on the brake. Not much, but enought to notice. I get no pull to either side and havn't been able to tell yet if it is all four or front or rear. Only happens after driving a few miles. Thanks for any help.
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If your brakes are dragging when you get out of the car you should notice a hot smell and the rotor on the stuck caliper should be much hotter than the other wheels. Same thing if the master cylinder is not fully releasing when you take your foot off the brakes all four wheels would be hot and smell.
If your brakes are dragging when you get out of the car you should notice a hot smell and the rotor on the stuck caliper should be much hotter than the other wheels. Same thing if the master cylinder is not fully releasing when you take your foot off the brakes all four wheels would be hot and smell.
Thanks for the reply. I have checked and there is no smell and none of the rotors seems to be hotter than normal. I have pressed very heavily on the brake while cool and in the drive way and can roll the car easily afterward. Same thing when the engine is running. Could this be heat related?
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Dave
How long have you had the car? And have you had the brakes replaced recently?
The reason I ask is if the car is new to you the previous owner may have put very high end pads on the car and they usually require heat build up to really work effectively in fact the more heat the more stopping power. If this is the case you are then experiencing the effect of driving the car and putting heat into the brakes which instead of making them fade they become much more aggressive. unlike the cheaper brakes which will start to lose braking power the hotter they get.
When the brakes are cold do you put them on in traffic and wonder when they are going to start to slow the car? And then with use in traffic they seem to get better and you find yourself stopping shorter. If so this is another sign of there being closer to high end racing pads then daily driver pads.
Dave
How long have you had the car? And have you had the brakes replaced recently?
The reason I ask is if the car is new to you the previous owner may have put very high end pads on the car and they usually require heat build up to really work effectively in fact the more heat the more stopping power. If this is the case you are then experiencing the effect of driving the car and putting heat into the brakes which instead of making them fade they become much more aggressive. unlike the cheaper brakes which will start to lose braking power the hotter they get.
When the brakes are cold do you put them on in traffic and wonder when they are going to start to slow the car? And then with use in traffic they seem to get better and you find yourself stopping shorter. If so this is another sign of there being closer to high end racing pads then daily driver pads.
John
I've had the car for about 6 months. While replacing the rear suspension bushings I replaced the rear brake pads thinking maybe a caliper plunger was over extending and sticking when retracting but no change. As I said I havn't determinded yet if it is all four wheels or front or rear. I'm begining to wonder if sense there is no heat build up on any brake that maybe it is the diff. itself. While back there I did change the diff. oil with additive. I've never heard of that but..... What do I know!
I've had the car for about 6 months. While replacing the rear suspension bushings I replaced the rear brake pads thinking maybe a caliper plunger was over extending and sticking when retracting but no change. As I said I havn't determinded yet if it is all four wheels or front or rear. I'm begining to wonder if sense there is no heat build up on any brake that maybe it is the diff. itself. While back there I did change the diff. oil with additive. I've never heard of that but..... What do I know!
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