R50/53 Sticky Brake - Help!
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Sticky Brake - Help!
First of all, I am sorry if there are posts about this already; I tried to search but couldn't find anything!
I have an ‘02 non-S w/ about 56,000miles. I don't know if this is just coincidence but I hit a deer about 3 months ago (my baby was in the shop for a month
). After I got the car back it had a pull which the shop insisted was a tire (radial pull)(They had rotated the tires). They did double check the alignment, which made me feel better. Anyway, I decided they were probably right since the tires are worn and need replaced. However, I was putting air in my tires about a week ago and noticed that my drivers side rear brake pads were about gone (about 1/8" of pad) while all the others looked new! It all fit after I saw that, since I was also getting awful gas mileage! Oh yeah the pull is to the left! I change breaks this weekend hoping that the pins that hold the calipers on where just gummed up. No such luck! They did have a little gunk on them, but after cleaning them up and lubing them, the brakes are still sticking.
Is there something that could have been damaged in the brakes when I hit the deer? Most of the suspension on the front driver’s side had to be replaced as well as the inner fender, battery, fog light... Also, when the shop was finished they had to take it to the mini dealer in Indy to have the airbag light turned off.
Any suggestions would be great, before I start replacing things!
Thanks everyone!
I have an ‘02 non-S w/ about 56,000miles. I don't know if this is just coincidence but I hit a deer about 3 months ago (my baby was in the shop for a month
). After I got the car back it had a pull which the shop insisted was a tire (radial pull)(They had rotated the tires). They did double check the alignment, which made me feel better. Anyway, I decided they were probably right since the tires are worn and need replaced. However, I was putting air in my tires about a week ago and noticed that my drivers side rear brake pads were about gone (about 1/8" of pad) while all the others looked new! It all fit after I saw that, since I was also getting awful gas mileage! Oh yeah the pull is to the left! I change breaks this weekend hoping that the pins that hold the calipers on where just gummed up. No such luck! They did have a little gunk on them, but after cleaning them up and lubing them, the brakes are still sticking.Is there something that could have been damaged in the brakes when I hit the deer? Most of the suspension on the front driver’s side had to be replaced as well as the inner fender, battery, fog light... Also, when the shop was finished they had to take it to the mini dealer in Indy to have the airbag light turned off.
Any suggestions would be great, before I start replacing things!
Thanks everyone!
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