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Question: changed back brake pads one side is now heating up

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Visitor, Boynton, OK, June 12, 2011, 20:14

change back brake pads now having one side to get hot bleed bake seems to be working smell brake pD HEATING UP AND ROTOT IS HOT

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    DaveJHM June 12, 2011, 22:15
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    Brakes that are getting hot usually do so due to a sticking brake caliper piston, sticking caliper slides, or a restriction in the brake hose. Start with the caliper - does the piston go back into the bore? How are the slides?

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