Anyone Had This Brake Problem Before

did a 15 minute drive at 65 mph all freeway....stopped and saw white smoke coming from the driver front brake pads only.....muther (brake housing, rotor, rim, etc) was so freaking hot it was smoking....from a dead stop, the truck normally will move 5 mph if I just take my foot off the brake, but at that moment it wouldnt do it....it seems/felt like the the driver side front brakes were "slightly on" or jammed on, versus off or being released....

i let it cool off.....took her home, pulled the wheel...and found nothing....no warped rotor, no more locking up, and have driven her 50 miles so far with no other problems....but I am worried...never had one brake on a car "lock on slightly" before while driving....any thing I am missing or need to be aware of?

MellowYellow in Tx....

oh, anyone have a read on what these 05 quad cab trucks are worth today.... mine is all stock....(413 of 500) cept magnaflow, cd computer and chrome rims....may be interested in selling it (chemdata1@aol.com)....

$14.95 + Tax and Jeff will drive from Utah and pick it up..... :)

Really though, Low to Mid 20s would be about right for the market right now depending on the miles... I know that may not be what you want to hear but right now with the economy the way it is, that is about all you can get for them.

brakes sound like a wheel cylinder...but i have not had the pleasure of that problem on this truck;)

did a 15 minute drive at 65 mph all freeway....stopped and saw white smoke coming from the driver front brake pads only.....muther (brake housing, rotor, rim, etc) was so freaking hot it was smoking....from a dead stop, the truck normally will move 5 mph if I just take my foot off the brake, but at that moment it wouldnt do it....it seems/felt like the the driver side front brakes were "slightly on" or jammed on, versus off or being released....

i let it cool off.....took her home, pulled the wheel...and found nothing....no warped rotor, no more locking up, and have driven her 50 miles so far with no other problems....but I am worried...never had one brake on a car "lock on slightly" before while driving....any thing I am missing or need to be aware of?

MellowYellow in Tx....

oh, anyone have a read on what these 05 quad cab trucks are worth today.... mine is all stock....(413 of 500) cept magnaflow, cd computer and chrome rims....may be interested in selling it (chemdata1@aol.com)....

I'm having the exact same problem. 2005 SRT-10 Quad-cab. Front driver-side brake will not release completely and gets super hot. The first time it happened I replaced the brake pads (but only had the rotors machined slightly - they were almost at minimum thickness). Things were fine for about a couple thousand miles. Then, it happened again about a week ago. My mechanic is looking at it. Did you have to replace/repair the cylinder? I can't locate parts for the brake caliper. Anyone know of a good source?
Jim

I can't locate parts for the brake caliper. Anyone know of a good source?
JimCall JTS.....

both of you need a new caliper, rebuilding them is jsut a bandaid,


i would def buy a new caliper, bleed the enitre brake system, evidently you have gotten some type of contaminate in the fluid, especially if they sit awhile

and you will most likly need to replce the rotor, if it go that hot, it can cause hot spots or cracking of the rotor.

but bleed the system , front and back is a must, and the caliper sticking needs to be replaced.

as far as what its worth.

bud, the Ram SRT -10 trucks are endagered species, they are priceless:fing02:

That happened to me too. My Tech said that the piston was slightly craked and it rusted thats why it was giving problems. I ended up changing the pistons and buying the rebuild kits from the dealer they are pretty cheap around 15 dollars.

Call JTS.....

I am not familiar with JTS. Could you give me some contact information?
Thanks!

That happened to me too. My Tech said that the piston was slightly craked and it rusted thats why it was giving problems. I ended up changing the pistons and buying the rebuild kits from the dealer they are pretty cheap around 15 dollars.

You wouldn't happen to know the part number for the kit would you?

I am not familiar with JTS. Could you give me some contact information?
Thanks! He`s a Supporting Vendor on the site.It`s 4 posts up @ #6.

Call JTS.....

I must have been asleep at the wheel. Just noticed JTS = JTS Venom Performance, who already replied to this thread. I've sent an email to them. Thanks! :fing02:

Cool.............

You wouldn't happen to know the part number for the kit would you?
We've got one bad piston in our front drivers side caliper - I really don't want to replace two calipers for one bad piston - did you ever get that repair kit part number?

gonna see what I cna find out today guys,

the calipers have been on back order, but or scheduled to be released this month

and will check on a repair rebuild kit also

i had the exact same thing happen! Noticed smoke and extreme heat from front driver side caliper.

Found out it was because of the power steering lines leaking fluid onto caliper and rotor. Cleaned the caliper and rotor and haven't had the issue again. I'm saving for some braided power steering lines from JTSVP.