Hey guys/girls,

Thanks for the help. I'm not too familiar with how the e-brake system works, and was wondering...is it possible that one brake is engaging more than the other?

For some reason one of the rear brakes started to smoke a bit...not sure why because I don't think the e-brake was on (I'd feel it for sure). Maybe it was engaged a bit??

I looked after and the disc is definately discolored...strange.

Any ideas?

 

Yes; there is one cable for each rear brake, that connects to the e-brake handle. It is possible as far as I know for one to have more give (and therefore be less effective) than the other.

Here's a how-to for adjusting the e-brake tension

http://www.team-integra.net/se...D=517

As far as having one rear brake suddenly stick or rub the rotor as if it was engaged, while the other is not, I don't know how that could happen. Was your e-brake recently adjusted?

 

did the caliper seize?

 

Thanks guys, I doubt the caliper is seized, but I'll definately check.

I think the e-brake was slightly engaged by the person that was driving (it wasn't me, I'm just taking the hit for them). But it wasn't at high speed, and not for a long distance.

I also noticed that the pad has appeared to embed a layer onto the disc. The layer only covers about a quarter or third of the contact surface of the disc. Is this bad?

 

Sounds like the pad is jammed at an odd angle. Was a brake job recently done?

 

I changed the pads in the last few weeks. I'll have to check them out. I put them in exactly the way the old ones came out, and checked to make sure the "fingers" were not contaminated.