Garym2000
Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
Posts: 1398
  
|
| Rear brakes red hot. 4th trip to dealers in 2 months |
|
So I became a disco 3 owner 2 months ago and for the 2nd time in 3 weeks my rear brakes are red hot (smoking) on the drivers side. Back to the dealership again. (other issues the 2 times previous!) Last time they replaced all pads disks drums etc so what do you think the cause is now ? Unreliable epb no doubt....
It's a 58 plate xs. 50k on clock. Luckily all under extended lr warranty.
|
 24th Jun 2012 2:50 pm |
|
|
DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72952
|
Could well be the caliper binding on, I've had a disc glowing coz of this.
|
| 24th Jun 2012 4:05 pm |
|
|
Garym2000
Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
Posts: 1398
|
I would say your right, but for the same thing to happen to the same wheel 3 weeks after having all the rear brakes replaced for the very same fault....
|
| 24th Jun 2012 5:17 pm |
|
|
DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72952
|
What was replaced?? If you've got new calipers they'll be a lot shinier than the fronts. "All the rear brakes" could just be pads & discs. Perhaps they just tried to free up the sliders/calipers without changing them.
|
| 24th Jun 2012 5:20 pm |
|
|
outofyorkshire
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: Emigrated to Notts
Posts: 1021
|
Garym2000 wrote:I would say your right, but for the same thing to happen to the same wheel 3 weeks after having all the rear brakes replaced for the very same fault....
Did they just replace discs & pads ? If piston is sticking in caliper, they either need to strip it and clean it (unlikely for a dealer !) or fit a new caliper otherwise it will continue to eat your pads. Cheers Ian
___________________________________________
MY13 FL2 HSE lux - just gone
MY10 D4 XS
MY07 D3 SE
Massey Ferguson 400 FIS AGTV - Arctic Cat by any other name...
Citroen C3 Picasso for SWMBO so we can remember what fuel economy is!!
Member of the Narpy torch club
|
| 24th Jun 2012 5:22 pm |
|
|
Garym2000
Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
Posts: 1398
|
Well that's a good question. They told me disks pads and drums had been replaced and they look shiny and new to me...
|
| 24th Jun 2012 5:26 pm |
|
|
DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72952
|
With binding the disk/ drums won't last very long either before they start warping and look red from excess heating. To me (as a non techie) the dealer is treating the symptoms, not the underlying problem.
|
| 24th Jun 2012 5:33 pm |
|
|
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
 
|
I would say it is almost definitely the caliper.....just had one replaced on the wifes car with exactly the same symptoms....the whole wheel was hot  ....only discovered it when I checked her tyre pressures and burned my hand  .......she told me it had pulled to the left for ages and wondered why her mpg had gone from 50 to 40.....  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
|
| 24th Jun 2012 5:48 pm |
|
|
outofyorkshire
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: Emigrated to Notts
Posts: 1021
|
I would take another look ... If caliper is new it should be shiney too 
If caliper is not shiney then its as DSl says they are just treating the symptoms & not the cause!! Cheers Ian
___________________________________________
MY13 FL2 HSE lux - just gone
MY10 D4 XS
MY07 D3 SE
Massey Ferguson 400 FIS AGTV - Arctic Cat by any other name...
Citroen C3 Picasso for SWMBO so we can remember what fuel economy is!!
Member of the Narpy torch club
|
| 24th Jun 2012 5:52 pm |
|
|
character
Member Since: 01 Jan 2008
Location: wiltshire
Posts: 5781
|
rear park brake shoes are binding having been replaced but they've not followed the LR bedding in proceedure.
Easy to see as the hubs will be a redish colour - answer - new brake shoes and possible wheel hubs due to them warping.
Had similar issues on the same side a few years ago after LR forgot to do the bedding in. 
|
| 24th Jun 2012 11:01 pm |
|
|
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6903
|
I would say caliper, when my EPB pads were binding the whole car was jumping about, as said before caliper will be obvious is changed and if the discs are discoloured again then they really should be changed again. Joined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
Convoy for Heroes 2011
|
| 25th Jun 2012 6:59 am |
|
|
Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14203
|
I had same issue. Sticking caliper.
|
| 25th Jun 2012 7:49 am |
|
|
Garym2000
Member Since: 17 Apr 2012
Location: Carlisle, Cumbria
Posts: 1398
|
Indeed it's the calliper. Getting changed tommorrow under warranty
|
| 25th Jun 2012 3:18 pm |
|
|
DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72952
|
|
| 25th Jun 2012 3:19 pm |
|
|
outofyorkshire
Member Since: 27 Apr 2009
Location: Emigrated to Notts
Posts: 1021
|
Well there's a surprise...does make you wonder sometimes
Still..got there in the end Cheers Ian
___________________________________________
MY13 FL2 HSE lux - just gone
MY10 D4 XS
MY07 D3 SE
Massey Ferguson 400 FIS AGTV - Arctic Cat by any other name...
Citroen C3 Picasso for SWMBO so we can remember what fuel economy is!!
Member of the Narpy torch club
|
| 25th Jun 2012 3:24 pm |
|
|
