Sounds like a seized up brake caliper to me

 

Definelty seized caliper.. 100%

 

Damn so I need to replace the whole calipers it looks like? Is there any way to "unsieze" it??

 

Just go to the junkyard man.

 

My question is do I need to replace the whole caliper or what

 

When u seize a caliper u need to replace the whole thing it's like $60 at autozone for one

 

Okay how dangerous is it to drive on one? I mean I have to drive a good 15 miles to the shop tomorrow not to mention about 10 minutes on the highway....

 

Id get it towed. If it were the rear id say go for it. But your fronts carry most of the weight during braking. Itd be pretty sketchy

 

Don't drive it. Calipers are stupidly easy the hardest part is bleeding the brakes when your done

 

Bad thing is I'm at work right now and can't leave it here over night... I gotta atleast drive it home.. Then hopefully fix it in the morning then drive it to the shop cuz I have other things I need to get done to it tomorrow

 

Calipers are only 20 bucks after the you bring the cores back..

How far is your drive home?

 

Luckily my drive home is only about 5 minutes. I live right around the corner. But the thing is I had an appointment with my shop to get some more work done and I have drill this weekend and I need to be able to make it to my unit. I was planning on getting my jeep back Thursday cuz I need to report to my unit Friday morning. I can get calipers for a discount at pep boys so hopefully I can get this fixed tomorrow morning and then take it to the shop but who knows.... Talk about bad timing

 

If it's just a 5 minute drive you'll be fine. When you get to your house just keep an eye on the rotor. It will get smoking hot depending on how seized it is. I've had them cherry red from a seized caliper.

Changing out a caliper is a 10 minute job. It's not a hard thing to do at all. If you do it yourself make sure you bleed your brakes afterward that's all.

Also, how long have you been getting the dw for?

 

Okay I just got home and for some reason it wasn't pulling hard to the right like it was earlier? It wasn't smoking either?

 

Do some ivestigating in the morning and have a look see at whats goin on