My car felt like one of the front brakes was rubbing now and then while I was driving.
A friend told me to test which wheel was hotter. The driver front wheel was definitely hotter than the other side after driving.
I took off the caliper and had a look. In the pictures you can see that there is what looks like a strip of tape glued to each side of the caliper. One side had a tear and was bunching up. I cut off the defective area and the brakes don't seem to drag nearly as much. However I do sense that there is still a bit of drag from time to time. I also noticed that that wheel is still a bit hotter than the other side after driving, but nothing too shocking.
My question is, how important is that tape? Can I replace it with a new piece? If so where could I buy it?
Also, if I did decide to buy a new caliper at some point I noticed that the list price for a new one is more than $1000. Does anyone have an old one in good shape that they might wish to sell for a lot less than that?
A friend told me to test which wheel was hotter. The driver front wheel was definitely hotter than the other side after driving.
I took off the caliper and had a look. In the pictures you can see that there is what looks like a strip of tape glued to each side of the caliper. One side had a tear and was bunching up. I cut off the defective area and the brakes don't seem to drag nearly as much. However I do sense that there is still a bit of drag from time to time. I also noticed that that wheel is still a bit hotter than the other side after driving, but nothing too shocking.
My question is, how important is that tape? Can I replace it with a new piece? If so where could I buy it?
Also, if I did decide to buy a new caliper at some point I noticed that the list price for a new one is more than $1000. Does anyone have an old one in good shape that they might wish to sell for a lot less than that?