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Date:         Mon, 11 Jul 94 11:44:39 EDT
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From:         sas@opus.xyplex.com (Scott Sminkey - Sustaining Eng Group)
Subject:      Re: need brake caliper help

Randy Johnson wrote: > After hitting the road for about 15-20mins yesterday, i smelled burning > brakes. Sure enough the front pads were firmly against the disc.

This happened to me a couple of times. I found that there was a lot of brake dust and grit caked up around the edges of the pads preventing them from moving freely in the caliper. Now every time I change over from winter to summer tires and back, I pop the brake pads out and scrape and sand the gritty stuff out. The problem hasn't occurred again.

Scott '91 Camper =========== Scott Sminkey email: sasminkey@eng.xyplex.com Software Sustaining Engineering voice: 508 952-4792 Xyplex, Inc. fax: 508 952-4887 295 Foster St. (Opinions, comments, etc. are mine, Littleton, MA 01460 not Xyplex's...)


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