Brake information Options

[Zaish]

Hello!

First off i would like to appoligize for any stupid questions this topic may bring due to fact im not 100% sure i understand the braking system in the celica's


So i have a:

99 gt stock

My q is:

1.My car today was driving fine than all of a sudden the back of my car sounded like a piece of metal scrapping a chalk board... (it was so bad i stoped driving for fear of messing my car-but i was far from home) So after pulling over and seeing if i got something stuck in my tire's i went home with this horrible noise trying to drive as slow as possible... On the way i smelt like something was burning but since i was in a residental area i thought it was a cookout.... and the fact that the noise stoped. So im at home and start to look in more detail and than i realize the smell was coming from my brakes.... so my first thought is to just clean it out... so i fill a glass with hot water and pour it on my brake... so much steam came out of it and i realizez that those werent rust spot but the pads were bright orange....


So i know my pads must be bad but what i dont understand is the rear of a fwd car is the emergency brake? well im very carefull not to do anything to my car like pulling my e-brakes unless it is dire emergency.. so why would my pads be gone?

And why all of a sudden it made noise... didnt even know it was a problem(let alone go from quiet cruise to flamming orange)

[LewFX]

directly from a post ago from mac..

seized calipers .. one of the things i now best....

how to tell if you have one
buring metal smell... annoying sound at all speeds ... car pulls just a little to that one side....
when inspecting the caliper you see rust around the sliders ... and is imposiable to puttl pads out ...

how to fix

options one.. get reconditions calipers from toyota /parts store swap out ..


option two .. get a impact hammer/ air hammer / what every you want to call it ... and tap the sliders till the caliper comes apart... then lub that baby up ... after you sand all the rust off.... get that bitch nice and smooth ...