O.K. Fello Brickers

My drivers side right rear rotor was extremely hot, so much so that when I touched it, it burnt my finger. Also on the way home I was hearing some squeeking which I had not heard before, and when I slowed down to 20 miles an hour I could feel a whooble. (warped rotor?)

I checked all other rotors the same time and they were all cool. So, I thought I would do my first ever rotor and pad replacement. I got the car up on jacks and took off the wheels and was going to compare the two wheels, the hot one vs the not hot one, and hopefully see a difference. But they look pretty much the same. The only thing I noticed was that the hot rotor seemed to have some uneven wear.

I have read all the faq's but I need a little help with the basic understanding of how they should look to begin with. All I got from the faqs was how to replace everything.

How much brake pad should I be looking at? It looks like there is 1/8" to 1/4" of pad left. Most importantly, on both wheels it look like the pads are up against the rotors. I would assume I should see daylight between the rotors and the pads if the brakes are not on. Am I right? Or do they ride so close you can hardly tell?

Does your emergency brake, if it stuck keep your pads against your rotors?

So I am ready to do my brake job but maybe I don't need to, maybe the ebrake is stuck.

Thanks for your help, I don't mind doing the work, I am trying to avoid the $500 mechanic bill.

Paul
94 940
91 940 SE Turbo