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mopar4u
Dodge Dakota
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10/12/2008
21:08:55
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02 dakota 4.7 auto
Was driving around town today and noticed a nasty burning smell. The truck was also pulling in one direction and if i let up on the gas it would slow down quicker than normal. I figured the brake was hanging up on the drivers side. When i got home smoke was rolling out of that tire and it was extremely hot. I let it cool. Jacked up the truck and spun that tire. It spun fine. Jacked up the other side and that tire spun fine, both felt the same. Not sure what to do?
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Dan M
Dodge Dakota
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10/12/2008
22:45:32
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Could be caliper going bad or pad not aligned properly . I would check it out before driving again.
Did you check the pads? inspect the caliper?
I had that happen to me on my way home from work a few months ago in my 02 QC 4x4. By the time I got my truck home and the tire off it measured around 195 degrees according to my infrared thermometer. It was smoking and the rubber in the caliper was a little burnt. The caliper wasn't releasing all the way. Replaced the caliper and pads, checked the rotor. Everything has been good since.
- Dan M
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Lee
Dodge Dakota
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10/13/2008
12:30:17
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Rubber brake lines can fail that way too. The interior of the line disintegrates and acts like a check valve - fluid gets to the caliper but can't come back. The pressure releases slowly over time, freeing up the wheel.
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Problem Child
GenII
10/15/2008
20:38:54
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If you own a 4x4, I swear this is your only answer to bad front brakes. keep fixing em, or spend the money on the swap. The brakes prior to 03 suck bad.
http://bigdakotabrakes.gotdns.com/brakes.html
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Dan M
Dodge Dakota
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10/16/2008
21:08:10
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I've got an 02 with ~92k miles, the only thing I've done is replace 1 caliper (passenger front because it wouldn't release all the way) and I replaced pads at the same time. Otherwise just adjust the rear drum.
When you stop the truck quickly, does it squat? both front and back?
- Dan M
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Bob Lincoln
Dodge Dakota
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10/17/2008
09:12:54
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It doesn't have to be the flex hose. I just lost my brakes with no warning last weekend. Both front and rear reservoirs leaked. The front was a stretched/necked rigid line where it connects to the flex hose, that finally cracked. My brother owned it previously, and told me that Midas replaced all the flex hoses in 2001. They mangled the rigid line fitting, twisted and necked the rigid line so that a few times a year, that side would lock up.
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Andy
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12/29/2008
01:19:27
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Hey mopar4u, I've got an 02 4.7 auto QC and had the same thing happen to me at 40K. It was the plastic piston swelling in the caliper. It will drive OK for a little while as long as you're easy on the brakes but it will get worse. I replaced the rotors and calipers on both sides to be safe but didn't replace the rubber hoses to the calipers. 10K later all the overheating happened again because of what Lee mentioned with the inside of the hose acting as a check valve. I ended up taking it to Midas cause I didn't know about the hose thing. So make sure and replace your hoses too at least on the side that overheated so you don't end up doing the work twice.
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Steven Roark
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12/29/2008
18:13:30
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I just use a boat anchor and amsoil.
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TexasTodd
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1/01/2009
16:20:25
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mpar4u,
On my 01, Quad w/ ~149,000 miles on it, still has the origianl brakes, pad rotors, everything except brake fluid.
But, the few times I'm unluckiy enough to get caught in Houston Hwy traffic, I've had one of my front brakes stick some also. You can feel it when letting out the clutch from a stop, etc.
Let the truck cool off a while, and it's gone, and rarely comes back. That's why it spun free when it cooled. All the above has been good advice.
One other thing not mentioned yet!
Sometimes, the caliper bolts stick when hot, which binds the caliper, keeping tension on the pads, etc. When it cools, it slides more freely.
One inexpensive thing is to take out the caliper bolts and use the special caliper grease and reinstall.
HOpe this might help, it might also be whats already menitoned, even a combiation of them!
Drive it like its paid for!
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Steven Roark
Dodge Dakota
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1/01/2009
17:31:17
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Only use amsoil on the caliper bolts.
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