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Old 11-06-2019, 05:38 PM   #1
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Guys, I'm telling ya..... don't overlook this from his test drive:

"...front drivers side rotor was at 210f, front passenger 145f (oddly with a 1cm band in the middle of the rotor reading 190f),..."

I'd be pulling that pad, front right, checking that pad first, then the rotor. You've got something going on there.

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Guys, I'm telling ya..... don't overlook this from his test drive:

"...front drivers side rotor was at 210f, front passenger 145f (oddly with a 1cm band in the middle of the rotor reading 190f),..."

I'd be pulling that pad, front right, checking that pad first, then the rotor. You've got something going on there.

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Guys, I'm telling ya..... don't overlook this from his test drive:

"...front drivers side rotor was at 210f, front passenger 145f (oddly with a 1cm band in the middle of the rotor reading 190f),..."

I'd be pulling that pad, front right, checking that pad first, then the rotor. You've got something going on there.

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The passenger side is making the driver's side do most of the stopping. That would also explain the front end wandering. It could be a stuck piston or 2, glazed pads/rotor, or bad brake hose. Either way, I'd concentrate on the front passenger side.

My guess is that if you let go of the wheel when braking, it would pull to the left.

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Old 11-06-2019, 07:10 PM   #4
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It could be a stuck piston or 2, glazed pads/rotor, or bad brake hose. Either way, I'd concentrate on the front passenger side.
Yes, a glazed rotor or pads could cause this as well.

Some times you can remove the glaze from the pads by sanding them, but I don't believe you can fix a glazed rotor with sand paper..

PS: you could swap the front pads from one side to the other and measure the temp again

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