GollyGwagen (Chuck)

So we drove down to Colorado Springs to drop off some baby clothes to my wifes friend. Just before we park I comment to Hannah, "Man, did you hear that jet?" We were near an airport and it sounded like the jet was right on top of us! After a few hours we go to leave and there is that jet again. Surprisingly, the jet went away when I stopped. Crap. I get out and go straight to the left rear brake and it's all ground up. I limp back to their house and ater trying to install a new set of pads (I had them replaced three weeks ago!) discover that the caliper was froze up. I've been driving with one brake on since Bandimere!! Apparently that's why my passenger side rear wheel was doing the burnout, because there was less resistance than on the drivers side.

So the question is, that must have happened after the 5th run or durring the start of the 6th run. HOW COULD DRAG RACING DAMAGE BRAKES?!?!

Anyone have any thoughts?

Reggie

water in your brake lines
You could have cooked the piston causing the seals to lock the piston in place.

GollyGwagen (Chuck)

Water is possible. Maybe some moisture got in when they put the new brakes on a few days earlier.

ColoradoMark

I've done that before - but you would think that at the point the pads were wore down to the level of the previous set (or before) that they would quit dragging.

de (-eeez_nutz)

so quattro works! Good luck with it Chuck. I'm interested in reading about your updated times.

audifreakjim

Are you going to have it fixed in time for this Wed I'll be out there.

GollyGwagen (Chuck)

I paid the monkey's at Big O to do it beacuse I was in a hurry. Arrrgh!!!

GollyGwagen (Chuck)

I can't afford to keep going, that was an expensive run! ;-)

audifreakjim

I'd take it back, have them fix it, then never go there again.

GollyGwagen (Chuck)

I've always done my own brakes too, so it REALLY pissed me off when this happened after letting "professionals" do the work. They assured me that their mechanic was top knotch. Yeah, right.