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What can cause a front disc to bind?

Posted: 21 Feb 2009, 08:30
by KarlT
Front near-side, was binding on....hot & smelly. What could cause that?

Re: What can cause a front disc to bind?

Posted: 21 Feb 2009, 08:34
by billy739
seized caliper , either pistons or sliders on calipers (later type)
pads seized in caliper
collapsed flexi brake pipe

faulty master cylinder(but would be a pair of brakes(unless one was seized off)