Toyota Repair: Sticking Caliper Piston on a 2005 Camry, toyota camry xle, 2005 toyota camry xle


Question
Ted,
We have a 2005 Toyota Camry XLE with 62K miles.  The front disc pads were replaced about 3 weeks ago by me.  I noticed the pads on the right were a little more worn than the left, especially the pad closest to the piston.  At the time the pads were replaced, I noticed the right tire and rim to be much warmer than the left side.  After replacing the pads, the temperature between wheels seemed to equalize until today.  There is also a very noticeable vibration in the steering wheel around 70 mph since the right wheel is back getting much warmer than the left wheel.  Here is another observation:
When braking, the car does not pull to one side as you might suspect with a faulty brake line or possibly stuck piston.  We have tried to identify pulling by gentle, medium and hard braking.  Any suggestions would be welcomed.  Thanks
Carlton

Answer
It's very rare for a toyota brake caliper to stick unless you live in an extreme climate area so that may not be the problem, the vibration at higher speeds is caused by rotor runout, your problem can probably be fixed by removing the rotors and having them resurfaced on a brake lathe.