93Tempo-seems like either brakes or emergency brake just sticks on and them I smell burning something and smoke will come out from one of my wheels! What can I do for a fast cheap fix or how do I determine if it's brakes or the emergency brake? Will cutting the emer. brake solve the problem?
2006-07-01 19:09:04 · 6 answers · asked by mamaturtle2000 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The problem might be your pistons in the brake calipers. The pistons are made of a hardened plastic with over time will seize, and will not retract all the way causing the brake pads to wear down unnessisarily.
To determine if it is your brakes, you will actually have to take the tires off and look at them. Make sure you block the wheels! Get a friend to pump the brake pedal to see if the are fully retracting properly. Pad should not be touching the disc when brakes are released. For the parking brake, don't set them over night, and the next morning they shouldn't stick.
Do not cut the parking brake, you can adjust them manually (find out where the parking brake equilizer is according to the haynes manual)
You can adjust the calipers on the sliders to offset this, be you will need to get new calipers. Or new drums and shoes (if you have rear drums) You will have to take it into a shop.
2006-07-01 20:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by jay w 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your wheel cylanders or shoes might be stuck. An easy fix would probably be to take your rear wheels off and hit the drums with a hammer, but that is only temporary. Cutting it won't solve the problem and will cause it to fail inspection in most states. Since you might need new brake shoes by this time anyway, you may as well have them replaced and freed up.
2006-07-01 19:35:05 · answer #2 · answered by The Bat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the brakes piston caliper is sticking and doesn't let go when you release the brake pedal. The cheapest fix is to get it fixed at a garage or the sticking caliper will cut into your disc, more money. Eventually if you let it go too long your car will pull to one side when braking, not very safe. You might try to find if there is a Vocational Technical School in your area that will do it for the price of parts (for the practice of their students).
2006-07-01 19:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by Clipper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could have an emergency brake cable that is stuck, or a brake shoe or piston stuck. Either way, get it fixed by someone good or it will cost even more to repair the longer you drive the car. This is not safe.
2006-07-02 00:09:56 · answer #4 · answered by Nc Jay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not saying nothing, you are not saying when it happens, what you do before it happens and the best part : you are giving yourself an answer, you don't even say what wheel thae smoke is coming out from, how do you expect a right answer? you are getting a bunch of speculation because i'm sure that whoever answered are trying to guess what is happening. As much as I want to help anybody, if the simptoms are not clear it is just a guess game.
2006-07-02 03:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by class4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take it to someone who knows what they are doing before you get yourself killed to death or worse
2006-07-01 20:34:12 · answer #6 · answered by crazyfntony 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋