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mad gaz
30th January 2014, 19:22
got home tonight got out off car u could smell burning rubber from rear right wheel checked tyre it was cold put hand on wheel and and it was very hot.
there is a lot off brake dust over the brake cailper.

ricardo65
30th January 2014, 19:33
got home tonight got out off car u could smell burning rubber from rear right wheel checked tyre it was cold put hand on wheel and and it was very hot.
there is a lot off brake dust over the brake cailper.

did you forget to take your handbrake off old man :D

mad gaz
30th January 2014, 19:49
haha i don't use the hand brake very old man.

MrDoodles
30th January 2014, 20:54
If the handbrake is free, sounds like a seized caliper to me! :(

DMGRS
30th January 2014, 22:43
Classic seized caliper - the handbrake is internal with shoes so wouldn't cause lots of dust.
Had the same on my old Rover 600 and I got the disc red before I noticed! Smelt rather hot... :D