I just replaced the rear brake pads and rotors today on my wife's 95. Everything was really a piece of cake once you have all the right tools, i.e., the caliper piston replacement tool (lets you use a ratchet to reseat the piston).
However, after finishing the job, the wife took the car out to go shopping. After about 15-20 minutes of driving in local traffic, the left rear wheel starting smoking really bad. She called me to tell me about it, and my first response was to ask if she had released the parking brake, which she said she did.
When she returned home, the wheel was extremely hot, but was not smoking anymore. I could not see any brake fluid leaking but could smell what seemed to be hot pads.
I opened the hood and noticed that the master cylinder reservoir was overfull. I had removed some brake fluid while working on the car and had after reassembly, replaced a small amount to a level just below the maximum. But now it was too full. I removed some fluid to bring the level back down, but I am not sure this will alleviate the problem.
Does anyone have any ideas on what I did wrong? Or what I should do next? Any assistance or ideas would be greatly appreciated. Please email me if you want.
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BTW, I appreciate this forum very much. It is nice to know that I am not the only one experiencing the problems I have with this car and all the information shared here has been a great help to determine what I need to do next. It is nice to be somewhat knowledgeable when you take this vehicle to the shop so that you don't get gouged too bad on repairs.
Thanks to all the members and hope you all had a great weekend.
Rick.