Not sure if anyone is going to see my post in the ebrake thread, so I'll start this one.

I recently tightened up the ebrake (thanks LesVegas) in my 88 245. Then today I pulled the tires off and replaced the rear INSIDE brake pads. The piston was not easy to push in, it took a lot of effort with a c-clamp. After finishing up I took a quick drive to test it all out. When I got out I noticed a burnt smell and heat was coming from the rear tires.

I assume something is rubbing back there. I'm just not sure if it is the calipers that have seized or if it's the ebrake stuck since I just adjusted that. It seemed like everything was fine after adjusting the ebrake until today when I changed the pads.

CAn anyone tell me how to troubleshoot this issue. I'd appreciate any possible help.

 

Take the car for a quick drive, around the block will do. Just need to apply the brakes on 3 to 4 times while driving. Once you get back take the wheel off and see if you can turn it by hand. The brakes should release enough for you to turn the wheel by hand.

Did you bleed the calipers when you replaced the pads?

 

I have taken it for a few spins. Something is definitely grabbing back there. I took the new pad out and had someone push on the brake for me. The inside piston did not budge, but the outside piston compressed the pad (the older one that I left in). I'm assuming that means the inside piston is froze/seized. Ordered new calipers today, I might just keep the old ones and rebuild them myself and keep them for the next time this happens.

to answer your questions rspi, I didn't bleed the brakes. Is that necessary? I did open the master cylinder cap to compress the pistons and then closed it up before pumping the brake. I didn't think that you needed to bleed the brakes unless you introduced a break in the line somewhere.

Let me know if that is wrong.

Also, if someone could let me know the order of bleeding the brakes I would appreciate it.