Need Brake HELP!

[UltraRobXJ]

Hey Gang,

On the way home from Xmas shopping the XJ started pulling to the right. I continued home and noticed the passenger side rotor was smoking hot! I pull the tire about 20 mins later and the rotor spun, but there was some heat damage. What do I need to replace??? What do you guys think the root cause is? Bad caliper … brake line???


Also note the Xj got new rotors and car bin M brake pads about 6,000 miles ago.

 

[sidriptide]

sounds to me like you have a sticky caliper.. holding enough pressure to build friction/heat... lube the slides.. check the pads for "glazing" resurface them with some coarse sandpaper.. and maybe have the rotor re-surfaced if it is glazed as well.. this would get better results if you posted it in the OEM tech forum..
mike

 

[MattBlackXJ]

You probably got it fixed by now, but it definitely sounds like a sticking caliper. rebuilt replacements are not expensive after core trade-in.