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2003 XLT Sticking Caliper?

03ExploKRV

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2003 XLT V6
Noticed today after getting off the highway where I had to make a few hard stops due to traffic that it appeared a rear brake caliper was sticking/binding. When I accelerated from a stop, there was a grind type noise when I let off the brake pedal and started to move again. It went right away but continued to do this until I parked it for a while at the house and it cooled down. After it was cool, the noise wasn't present.

Anyone heard of this type of situation with this year Explo? It has the four wheel discs also. I do recall smelling a burning type smell a few weeks back from the left rear wheel but wrote it off to tire dressing on the rotor.
 






It very well could be a frozen caliper, they are not hard to replace.
 






Or the parking brake came apart, . . . they all seem to rust up really well and the Parking brake pads have just fall off . . .
 






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