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« on: March 19, 2005, 16:25:46 »
Put new pads in the front today into Cat. No problem there, but now there is a burning smell from the wheel when I drive. Is this normal while the new pads bed in ?

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« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2005, 18:38:33 »
Was the pistons hard to push back into the calipers, could be sticking if there was any muck on them
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« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2005, 19:15:44 »
Not really mate as it'll cause them to glaze over and be worse than if you hadn't done them.
It sounds like you have a more serious problem with a sticking or seized calliper.
You'll risk not stopping and or causing excess heat around the wheel bearing, disk and calliper area.

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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2005, 19:55:40 »
I did not have a problem at all pushing the pistons back in when doing the pads.

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« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2005, 19:57:41 »
Is the other side working fine?

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« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2005, 23:13:19 »
burning is normally when you change the discs as they are often coated.

Go for a long drive without using the breaks where possible then feel each side to see if one side is hot.  You'll be able to feel it without touching anything so dont go burnign yourself with my advise ok!

One of mine which seized was orange hot after 20 miles or so.. I did it in the dark and you could see them glowing!

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