Try touching your alloys after a drive and see if there very hot, obviously expect them to be hot so as not to scald your hand if they are.
This would point towards binding brakes.
This would point towards binding brakes.
I've had this a few times for apparently no reason. Most times I could take my foot off and it would drop to 65 after a few seconds, other times I could feel a distinct nosedive and see cars behind me having trouble to slow down as quick. Both could be felt in the same journey, with no application of brakes at all.
I can only think that the ECU sometimes takes different approaches to a released gas pedal, sometimes reducing the fuel gently and other times cutting it to idle levels.
I can only think that the ECU sometimes takes different approaches to a released gas pedal, sometimes reducing the fuel gently and other times cutting it to idle levels.
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i will go for another drive tonight and check my wheels after a good drive but my brake pads do seem to have uneven wear on them
I don't think that's right, in fact I might go as far to say that you're way off the mark
. The whole caliper moves on the sliders, the pressure is split 50:50 between the piston side pad and the opposite side pad. If it doesn't, then the caliper or it's carrier needs cleaning or overhauling.
Sounds like a binding brake. As mentioned above i would try raising the vehicle (Dont climb underneath a jacked car without axle stands or similar) and spin the wheels?
And you reckon there is a pressure imbalance on either side? I'm still not convinced that's right, or healthy!
My bike brakes are a similar four pot design, with a fixed caliper, and they wear both sides evenly.
At least, that's what is meant to happen, the OP suggesting uneven pad wear does suggest a binding brake.
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