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Originally Posted by Dim73
Now that you've mentioned it, I remember a strange smell after some spirited driving with many bends and sudden brakings... How serious can that be? Is it dangerous? I'm on vacation right now, I can't jack it up and I will not be able to take the car to the dealer until next week... Is there any other way to confirm that the caliper is binding? Thank you for all the info and your help!
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Drive normally without hard braking for about 10 min then jump out and rest your hand against each wheel. They may feel warm but not what you would call hot and have no smell, if one does then the caliper is sticking.
You need to get that sorted as it can overheat the disc, glaze the pads, damage the tyre and in extreme cases overheat the brake fluid.
You should be ok until after your vacation if you don't go nuts and keep checking for overheating.
Many years ago I had a Peugeot 405 SRI and a rear brake caliper seized, first I noticed was the cloud of smoke in my rear view mirror. Pulled over and found the rear nearside disc glowing cherry red with smoke coming off it and the tyre - nasty.