So, looking fat dumb and happy and still greasy...I toodle off to get my car aligned and reinspected...two miles down the road, I was 'seating the pads' speeding up to about 40mph then breaking. After about 6 times -- I notice smoke coming from right front wheel...grrrr
It could be just normal from breaking in (they are ceramic pads) but with the bad uneven wear I noticed from that wheel earlier, I am also thinking it could be either sticking piston or guide pins in caliper bad. The piston retracts fine with a c clamp and sprung back out just fine too it seemed to me..and I lubed the hell out of the guide and lock pins. No vibration, shudder, noises or pulling when driving or braking...brake pedal is firm and stops fine. Fluid is fine.
My questions are...(1) how can you pinpoint what the problem from this point other than by just replacing the pins and piston (or entire caliper)? and (2) I would so hate to ruin the brand new rotor and pads -- is it okay to drive it a bit to see if the smoking stops without doing damage to either of them?
