Brakes overheated-must I replace calipers
The front disc brakes on my RV (class A, if that matters) overheated. I smelled something burning, then my tire sensors on both front wheels set off the alarms on the tire monitoring system. Both tire...
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Artum Snowbird wrote:
It's not the pads that stuck, it's the calipers that didn't release the pads.
Replace them without a doubt.
The pins are what cause the brakes to "stick"...the pins are part of the caliper.
This really depends on the rig you have. If it's on a Workhorse Chassis from 2004-2008, there was a recall issued and honored by Navistar, current owner of Workhorse. You can put your VIN number into the Navistar website and it will tell you if you're impacted.
The problem was with a certain series of Bosch calipers, btw.
If it's not within the above description, yes, I would lube the pins, probably replace the pads since you're already in there and pads are cheap, and you'd likely be good to go providing there is no damage to your rotors, and from the sounds of it, you already had a brake specialist look at it.
Jim
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Looks like Bud and rja beat me to the punch :)
