Matt
25-04-11, 12:40 AM
Hi,
Looking for some suggestions for what may be causing some issues with my Astra.
Firstly, on longer journeys the OS front caliper and disk get very hot (to the point of smoking)! I'm pretty sure this is due to the caliper not releasing properly and I can feel resistance as if under braking when I let the car free wheel. I also feel the disk may be warped slightly and gets worse on longer journerys due to the heat. This would explain why the car is fine during daily use around town but has problems on long distance.
Any other suggestions to what may be causing this?
Secondly, at higher speeds, there are preiods where I get a lot of vibration from the OS front wheel. I'm thinking this is likely to be related to the brakes issue however the car could probably benefit from having the wheels balanced and aligned after having new tyres fitted not so long ago. Would this be enough to cause pretty serious vibration?
Any other suggestions for what could cause similar effects?
The car is going for its MOT this week so would like to get these issues sorted at the same time.
Cheers.
Looking for some suggestions for what may be causing some issues with my Astra.
Firstly, on longer journeys the OS front caliper and disk get very hot (to the point of smoking)! I'm pretty sure this is due to the caliper not releasing properly and I can feel resistance as if under braking when I let the car free wheel. I also feel the disk may be warped slightly and gets worse on longer journerys due to the heat. This would explain why the car is fine during daily use around town but has problems on long distance.
Any other suggestions to what may be causing this?
Secondly, at higher speeds, there are preiods where I get a lot of vibration from the OS front wheel. I'm thinking this is likely to be related to the brakes issue however the car could probably benefit from having the wheels balanced and aligned after having new tyres fitted not so long ago. Would this be enough to cause pretty serious vibration?
Any other suggestions for what could cause similar effects?
The car is going for its MOT this week so would like to get these issues sorted at the same time.
Cheers.