ok guy i am new at this but here it goes i bought me a 98 1 ton dully dodge 4x4 24 valve cummins and i was driving it today drove it for about 10 miles to my little girls soccor practice well when i got there the front passenger side was smoking bad i took the tire off and it was coming from the brake pads and rotor i losened the caliper and took it off after it cooled off a little it was a little tight but i dont know any ways i put it back on drove back home and it was hot again not as hot as before but it was hot it was poping like u know when u drive for a long time and u get to where u going and when u turn the truck off and u hear the muffler poping well that what i was hearing from the rotor so there u go guys any help will be very helpful thanks

 

Sounds like its sticking. Needs to be rebuilt or replaced. Not that hard to do in teh driveway!

 

try some lube on it make sure it's all clean. mine did this once and I just cleaned and lubed it up

 

Another thing to look at is the brake hose - they can break down internally and only let brake fluid flow 1 way (into the caliper), causing the caliper to stick.

 

All these thoughts are on the money are on the money, I would also suggest just pulling the pins and lubing them in case it's something that simple as they are sticking.

I know you are sure it is the brake that's smokin but I would also be sure it's not the hub itself. If those bearings are shot in that wheel it will heat all that stuff up also. Jack that wheel up off the ground and without pulling the truck down on yourself try moving the wheel around. if there is any play in it that bearing is shot.

Don't forget to fill out your signature with all the truck details so we know exactly what you got and welcome to the site.

 

Like myself I had the same problem and found out its a simple rebuild of the calipers. The brake fluid settles water and debris in the bottom of the cylinder which you cannot bleed out. So it requires you pull them from the truck and dissemble them completely. While there disassemble check the seals, wash the housing in soap and water to remove all older oils and grease then compress air dry them to keep from rusting. In my tear down I found several little thing gone wrong. Like the rear seal when bad and were leaking slightly. This slight leakage was drying on the pucks and causing them to bind up. So take some light sandpaper 600 grit or finer and light sand or polish the pucks. To check the pucks... Remove the seals and the puck should fall into the cylinder bottom without being pushed. (Drop in). You notice that light film of brake fluid is on them... That means inspect your seals and your pucks closely! I found that I gotten dirt under the weather seals and 1 piece of grit ruined a piston seal.


(Look closely at the right side)

Here is my rebuild...


Total to rebuild the rear calipers cost me all of $30 bucks...

Front calipers were FREE because there was ZERO damage and just need to be cleaned!

 

my caliper pins were pretty seized up when i did the pads, cleaned and lubed them and havent had an issue since