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Would I be touching the caliper or rotor to test for excessive heat?
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Just replaced the pads and rotors maybe 500 miles back, and I'm still getting a slight squeaking/scraping sound I can hear reflected back when I'm trolling along at lower speeds along any row of parked cars or a close retaining wall. I'm guessing one of my calipers isn't fully releasing? Maybe why I ate into my rotors early and had to replace them over the winter?
Anyone else have to deal with this? I've never done my own brakes, but my regular mechanic is 150 miles away and I might want to consider how to do this myself.
If they are sticking a replacement of (at least) the square seal in the caliper could resolve that.
Touch each disk after driving as you've described and have come to a stop without(!) applying the brakes. Any increase in temp, especially if it's different to the other side but same axle is an indication of pads touching the disk with more than intended 'pressure'.
Flexible brake hoses that have swollen on the inside of the hose can get almost shut and act like a oneway valve were brake fluid is forced through when applying the brakes but return to the master cilinder/reservoir only very slowly flowing back from the caliper upon releasing the brake pedal. This would normally show itself through pulling to one side when applying the brakes and to the other when releasing as well as a very obvious increase in wheel temperature, however. You don't seem to experience that but worth mentioning, I believe.
If you have never done brake work be prepared for a mess. Bleeding the air out afterwards is something that can go wrong at multiple stages in the process if you do it for the first time.
I'd say have a buddy help you who has done it a couple of times before or help a buddy bleeding his brakes. Or in this day and age watch many youtube videos.
So this sounds like I might want a pro shop to do the work. Madison is only 1.5 hours away, maybe this is a job that could be done while I uber to lunch? Pretty sure it's either the front or rear passenger side. The sound goes away if I apply even light braking.
Would I be touching the caliper or rotor to test for excessive heat?
So my Porsche specialist mechanic suggested (acknowledging that this would need to be inspected to confirm) that it could be a "dragging caliper." Never heard of this before. Anyone ever experience this?
