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)

[spke719]

ok is the noise coming from the front or the rear???? ur caliper might be locked up. my gf's 6gc when she first got it was the same way i took the rear tire off to change the pads and i couldnt get the caliper off. where it slides on to that stud.....was seased up so the pad was constantly rubingin so i just got a new caliper and mounting bracket for 90 bucks and that was the end of it.......oh and the brakes work like so....the front ones apply the most pressure then the rear ones help it along to the stop ( if ya have all wheel disc brakes ur e-brake pads are under ur rear rotor),but im sure its the same way if ya have drums in the back, ....oh and that burning metal smell u have, dont breathe that in....its asbestos from ur pads. and u know what disease that can cause and trust me u dont want it.

This post has been edited by spke719: Apr 5, 2006 - 7:47 PM