Bosun

Can you help please. I have a brake problem when travelling along I have
a whistling sound coming from the front offside wheel (UK
location)When I brake the same wheel squeels very loudly, almost
screams. after a few miles the disk/roter is almost red hot& at times
has been. Obviously the pads are not releasing from the disk/roter
properly.Can anyone give me some pointers on what is wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Bosun

Adam

I am not an expert, but I think your caliper has seized.
Adam


"Bosun" <bosunrules@onetel.com> wrote in message
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> Can you help please. I have a brake problem when travelling along I have
> a whistling sound coming from the front offside wheel (UK
> location)When I brake the same wheel squeels very loudly, almost
> screams. after a few miles the disk/roter is almost red hot& at times
> has been. Obviously the pads are not releasing from the disk/roter
> properly.Can anyone give me some pointers on what is wrong?
> Thanks in advance.
> Bosun

mark@ems-fife.co.uk

Bosun wrote:
> Can you help please. I have a brake problem when travelling along I have
> a whistling sound coming from the front offside wheel (UK
> location)When I brake the same wheel squeels very loudly, almost
> screams. after a few miles the disk/roter is almost red hot& at times
> has been. Obviously the pads are not releasing from the disk/roter
> properly.Can anyone give me some pointers on what is wrong?
> Thanks in advance.
> Bosun

As Adam says,seized caliper.Just done one on the wife`s car.Easy job to
do but you will need a 7mm allen key.You only replace the half with the
piston on it.As usual local Volvo agent didn`t have one but got
exchange one from local factors for about £48+vat.
regards,Mark.