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Bob_C · 05-22-2018, 10:23 PM

Are the front rotors slip onto the hub style or hub/rotor made as one unit?

Mountain Art · 05-22-2018, 10:43 PM

The rotors slip on to the hub. Hub is a separate piece. N

Bob_C · 05-22-2018, 10:53 PM

That being the case, we're bearings looked at?

Arch Hoagland · 05-22-2018, 11:03 PM

Has the Bosch brake recall been done? The original brakes had the problem you are describing.

I shoot my tires/brakes with an IR gun every time I stop. 275 isn't out of line shortly after stopping.

I look for both fronts to be about the same but it will vary somewhat. Keep checking them over a period of time to get a feel for it. Saw 500 degrees one time, but that's another story.

Forkyfork · 05-22-2018, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by bob caldwell

That being the case, we're bearings looked at?

The front was not pulled. Just the caliper changed out. The rotor was fine, have to remove hub to get to rotor.

Motor7 · 05-23-2018, 05:51 AM

Your pulling might be caused from not roughing up or turning the rotor when swapping calipers. Even with new pads if the rotor was glazed a bit it's not going to grab as good as the other side(assuming that side was not glazed).

EDIT:

Sorry, I thought yours was still pulling, but it's just a temp difference. IT might take some miles before the pads/rotors and new calipers all settle in. I think I would drive it and keep and eye(IR gun) on it.

As far as mine pulling to the right after all four of EVERYTHING being replaced, it's going back to the service center.

Forkyfork · 05-23-2018, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by bob caldwell

Reason I suggested moving the fronts was to see or eliminate the tire causing the heat buildup...

I thought about tire or alignment even but the rotor is what is hotter. The tires aren’t that much different in temps between the fronts.

MSGDLD · 05-27-2018, 08:45 PM

Forkyfork,
He only thing that draws a brake caliper’s piston back is the piston’s seal, and there’s not much clearance. It doesn’t take much for them to hang a little bit. Most of the time the tendency is to concentrate on the pistons in the caliper, but if it has slide pins and they’re not free, or the pads are fitting too tight in the caliper, that can cause issues as well because the pads can’t properly pull away from the rotor. Might not be enough to cause a pull, but just enough to raise the temp a bit.

Forkyfork · 05-27-2018, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MSGDLD

Forkyfork,
He only thing that draws a brake caliper’s piston back is the piston’s seal, and there’s not much clearance. It doesn’t take much for them to hang a little bit. Most of the time the tendency is to concentrate on the pistons in the caliper, but if it has slide pins and they’re not free, or the pads are fitting too tight in the caliper, that can cause issues as well because the pads can’t properly pull away from the rotor. Might not be enough to cause a pull, but just enough to raise the temp a bit.

They were replaced. Doesn’t the kit that comes with the caliper have the pins in it?

Forkyfork · 06-27-2018, 08:23 PM

Finally took a trip where we spend some time on the freeway. The front wheels were cooler than the rear by 5*. I think the heat on the right front was due to the glaze on the pads from the caliper dragging.