Warning long post! Brakes help please!!!
Ok here we go. I recently replaced my rotors and brake pads,,,as well as painting my calipers, put on new brake line copper washers(as I disconnected them so I could paint the calipers off the car) and completely flushing/bleeding the entire system at all 4 wheels TWICE! to remove ALL air bubbles. I took my good old time doing everything from start to finish,,,putting everything back exactly the way it came off and referring to the Haynes repair manual for bleeding the brakes and the torque requirements for every bolt that was removed. Basically what I'm trying to say is that I know without a shadow of a doubt that every component was installed properly(this was not my first brake job).
So after the job was finished I took the car out for a test drive and noticed that I heard the brake pads contacting the rotor(when the brakes were NOT depressed). I figured they just had to break in a little bit, because the brake pedal felt firm,,,and the fluid was at the correct level,,,so I left it go at that.
Moving on to today,,,,,First let me say that I live in a very hilly region,,,lots of STEEP hills,,,,,anyways I was out running errands for about an hour,,and afterwards I drove back home (down in the valley)and I felt the brakes give a little and make a weird sound. After that I stopped at the car wash. As soon as the water hit my front wheels steam began pouring off of them! I was like WTF! I reached down and touched my steelie rim and it was really hot,,,so I touched the caliper,,which was even hotter. Then I made the mistake of touching the rotor(I know I'm an idiot),,,it was so hot that it burned the shit out of my finger,,,even after it was soaked with water! My whole setup was HOT AS SHIT! Now, let me explain that while I was prepping the calipers for paint I completely examined them and all the rubber boots and piston seals,,,they all looked just fine. I wire brushed the shit outta them and cleaned them thoroughly before paint. I'm saying all this because I don't think that the piston could be seized or stuck in the caliper bore,,,and not be letting off the pads when the brakes are not in use. The piston compressed easily back into the bore when I was installing the brake pads. If it's not the piston getting stuck what the hell could it be? The only other thing I could think of is to take the shims off of the brake pads and put everything back together without them. Someone please help me cool down my brakes!!!!!!!!! END OF BOOK:shock: