Brake Pads Smoking?

Carlos28

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So I just put in some new organic pads, and drove home (about 10 miles) and noticed my pads were smoking when I got home? I noticed a smell on the way home (reminiscent to burning urine?) and thought it was just the organic pads since I have never had them before, but once I got home I realized that my pads were smoking. It's about 11:00 PM and about 60 degrees outside so it's not weather related. Help?
 

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Its called break in period. It will happen with any new brakes.

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you smelled burning urine before?? why would it be burning in the first place lol
but yeah, that he said^^
 

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I've never had smoking after installing new pads...

Did you install new rotors as well?
 

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Mine did the same...lol
Check calipers?
Mine were seized...so had to replace it and no more smoke
 

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I remember when I got Hawk pads for 27 bucks at pepboys once and cross drilled/slotted rotors I did 0 - 60 - 0 runs maybe 5 of them, and on the last one when i had stopped the car on got out there was enough smoke to make the car look like its burning out
 

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Not sure if calipers are seized, but when I let go of the brake, the car won't move so I'm thinking that there isn't any room between the pad and rotor. I only instated the pads, and the smoke was coming from the driver's side only.
 
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