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[Doctor Gollum]

If it has cooked the hub, a new one is in your near future...

that thought had crossed my mind too .... 

Also, if the bearing is failing that would heat the disc, which in turn, could effectively force the brake on by making the disc thicker as it expands.

Although you should hear that squealing away.

[Andy B]

So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads 

[STEMO]

So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads 

What? Like the wife's Tena Lady? 

[Andy B]

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What? Like the wife's Tena Lady? 

 

[Doctor Gollum]

So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads 

Caliper it is then. Throwing a new hose on with it will add a tenner to the job, but not much else

[Doctor Gollum]

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What? Like the wife's Tena Lady? 

 

Clearly life is different east of the Pennines...

[henryd]

So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads 

Caliper it is then. Throwing a new hose on with it will add a tenner to the job, but not much else

1st things first,when wheel is still binding crack open the bleed nipple,if wheel frees straight away its not caliper but either hose or abs modulator

[Andy B]

So ... everything has cooled down, I just lifted the car & the wheel spun freely. Got Mrs B to apply the brake & release it, the wheel now does NOT spin freely.
I can still smell warm pads 

Caliper it is then. Throwing a new hose on with it will add a tenner to the job, but not much else

1st things first,when wheel is still binding crack open the bleed nipple,if wheel frees straight away its not caliper but either hose or abs modulator

There was minimal corrosion on the piston but I'd still to reconnect it to the car to push the bl**dy thing out enough to remove it. It all went together OK with a new piston, seal & dust cover .... All seemed well after a few miles test run  - I only stalled it a couple of times! 
Time will tell.

Perhaps I'm just used to working on bigger cars, but the flexy hoses look very slim 

[Andy B]

I'm sure you'll all be relieved to hear that my daughter drove to the Scottish Highlands today without a problem!

I'd have preferred that she'd stayed local for a little while before driving 100s of miles .... but that's kids for you! 

[BazaJT]

Glad to hear she arrived safely and without problems.Job jobbed it would seem

[Andy B]

Glad to hear she arrived safely and without problems.Job jobbed it would seem

Thanks! Funny how even when your 'little girl' is 32 you still look out for them 

[STEMO]

Well done, Andy 
My mum still worries about me, and I'm older than 32.

[Andy B]

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My mum still worries about me, and I'm older than 32.

Likewise ..... and I'm just about clinging onto my 50s