rear brakes smoking

[dogdrinkincoffee]

I just changed my rear left brake pads(hawks HP+ on brembo blanks) now they make smoke and they smell like overheated brake pads. Any Ideas how to fix this problem

[Sileighty_85]

ummmmm verify the calipers are seized and replace them.

Maybe the Ebrake is locked up.

[SinGarage]

Wait...you just changed the rear left brakes? What about the rear right?

[aznpoopy]

mech fail: caliper seize or e-brake mech fail
or
install fail: didn't reset piston position sufficiently

[dogdrinkincoffee]

umm i did reset the piston all the way i replaced my brake pads all around only thing i did different is the left rear i took it off because my bleeder stripped. i got it off replaced it and took it for a run and started to smoke and smell

[Slammed Assassin]

since you took out the bleeder. did u make sure there was no air in the system?

[dogdrinkincoffee]

i bled my brakes

[Hxc_Nismo]

calipes sound like there siezed

[dogdrinkincoffee]

nvm i fixed it but another problem when i push my car on the mountain pass my brakes get mushy and they smell like if their over heated should i be using dot 4 brake fluid for the HP+ pads

[murda-c]

i'd get dot 5.1 fluid.

stock brakes can easily overheat if it's a fast course. I did it with my hp+ pads and i have 5.1 fluid and stainless lines.

Really you're gonna wanna upgrade, stock 240sx brakes are shitty.

[shiftdrift]

Really you're gonna wanna upgrade, stock 240sx brakes are shitty.

this, my friends stock brakes overheat on runs too.

[dogdrinkincoffee]

i herd dot 5 corrodes your brake lines

[soreballz]

i herd dot 5 corrodes your brake lines

Dot 5 is bad. Dot 5.1 is good.