Sticky Brakes BMW (NLC)

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:12 pm

Hi All, looking for some advice. My BMW 130i's brakes are sticking on what appears to be both drivers side wheels(they are hot to touch after a journey) . I am also getting some vibration through the car / steering wheel and the flat tyre warning light is on. (tyres are fine) my guess is your getting a speed difference between the wheels.

Any idea's what's causing it ? I am supposed to be driving it down to centerparcs on Monday

woody · Post by **woody** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:21 pm

Caliper probably. My 3 series (smaller brakes, so different calipers) had the same issues. Refurb caliper was £50 from partco and straight forward to fit.

The vibration went with the new caliper.

Mike Scib · Post by **Mike Scib** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:20 am

The flat tyre warning could be the tyres being over inflated due to the heat from the alloy/brakes.

I once inflated my BMW tyres to max load for going away and could not work out why it was telling me I had a flat! Sensor works for over and under inflated pressures.

As woody says, calipers. May be worth a quick strip down just to clean it up first.

Stevoraith · Post by **Stevoraith** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 10:37 am

Had the same on my 330- had a vibration through the pedal which I thought was a warped disk but couldn't feel the wheel getting hot so I just lived with it for a year.
Then the caliper stuck on and wrecked the disk and pad.
New caliper, disks, pads and £600 later, all was fine

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sun Jan 27, 2013 1:45 pm

Plan is to get up early tomorrow and strip and clean. If it doesn't work I'm borrowing my parents rover 75, but I will have to go buy a flat cap and a pipe.

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