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Old 10-09-2006, 10:12 PM
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Caliper Sticking???

Just wondering if anyone else has had any problems with front calipers sticking on thier Z's. I recently purchased an 02 with less than 3K miles on it. It doesn't happen all the time, seems to happen more when I'm slowing down(lightly braking or not at all) from 95-> 70. At 70 it was starts shaking & shuddering like crazy. Pulled over, & the front right rotor was quite a bit hotter than the front left. Got back on the road & it didn't happen for another 2 weeks. Pulled over & again it went away. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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Could be a caliper freezing up issue, I've seen it before.
Only way to fix it is to replace the caliper.
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Probably just warped rotors.

Brakes get so hot it would be hard to tell which side is hotter by touching it with your hand. I bet if you got new rotors/pads the problem would subside.
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