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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne
The S8 I have in at the moment came in to the workshop with the brakes almost on fire. Turns out the inner pads were jammed solid in the calipers and only the outer pad was moving, caused by rust on the edge of the pad backing plate, plus dirt and brake dust building up on the caliper. The calipers on this one were reconditioned a couple of years ago, but the Brembos are a flawed design in that regard as the clearances are so tight. I pull the pads and clean everything up every oil change which stops them getting stuck 
(I also pull and re-grease the front strut pinch bolt every oil change too  ) |
MJ, could this be causing the brake smell and heat I described?
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2019 BMW M5 (my daily driver)
2002 Mark's D2 S8 FE
2020 BMW M340d xDrive (Anely's daily driver)
2000 FL D2 4.2 QS - SOLD 2011
