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Old 20th March 2017, 08:04   #1
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As the car had been idle for a fortnight I went for a little drive yesterday p.m. Included was a good workout on a nearby by-pass. When I slowed/stopped for traffic lights I noticed some smoke from the off-side front wheel-arch. Stopped at a lay-by, bonnet up, all seemed well other than a burning smell around the wheel -arch. Drive home uneventful.

Brakes or something else?
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Old 20th March 2017, 08:13   #2
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Could be a collapsed flexi pipe has caused the calliper to seize and push the piston against the disc thus stopping the piston to return.

That's what happened on mine. Fitted a new pipe and calliper and all was well again.
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Old 20th March 2017, 09:38   #3
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As the car had been idle for a fortnight I went for a little drive yesterday p.m. Included was a good workout on a nearby by-pass. When I slowed/stopped for traffic lights I noticed some smoke from the off-side front wheel-arch. Stopped at a lay-by, bonnet up, all seemed well other than a burning smell around the wheel -arch. Drive home uneventful.

Brakes or something else?
Sticking caliper maybe with it sitting.

Was the wheel hot?
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Old 20th March 2017, 21:16   #4
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Oldie.

Still burning when you got home or not ????

As Wullie said. Was the wheel or hub hot ??
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Old 20th March 2017, 23:59   #5
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Didn't check the wheels specifically. Will go for another trip and check soonest.
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Old 21st March 2017, 20:46   #6
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Don't touch the disc to see or feel, if it's hot!

Not that I did that, or anything.
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Old 21st March 2017, 21:22   #7
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99% sure it will be a sticky caliper, they tend to seize up if stood a while.
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Old 21st March 2017, 22:55   #8
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Don't touch the disc to see or feel, if it's hot!

Not that I did that, or anything.
Spit on your finger then a very quick light dab is safe enough - if it sizzles the disc has got a tad too warm.
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Don't touch the disc to see or feel, if it's hot!

Not that I did that, or anything.
Stings a bit doesn't it? (Blister on my index finger took ages to heal...)
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Old 23rd March 2017, 07:28   #10
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Measured the temperature near the calliper with a digital thermometer probe on front and back wheels. Fronts were warmer than the rear and offside front the hottest. Guess it's a sticking caliper.

How, if at all, do the front brakes differ from those of a Rover v6? Are the requisite bits commonly available?
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