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Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:07 pm
Ugh.
Well, sounds to me like a brake is dragging, but the real question is, "why?"
Get the front end up on jackstands. Try to turn the LF tire. If it's locked up, or super-hard to turn, then that's your issue. NOTE: It should not spin freely, but you should be able to turn the wheel with light pressure from your hand.
A few possibilities: One, the caliper pins are gummed up or seized (likely). You're going to need a brake job anyway, so let's take it apart and get PROPER parts on it.
This means throw the ebay rotors in the garbage. Get some good pads (no, don't reuse the ones you've already put on there... you ran those on failed rotors, which means they're no longer flat).
Once you have the parts, we can walk you through refurbishing the calipers so that they function properly. It's not hard.
The I30 is a great car, but most of them have NOT been maintained properly - You're now seeing the results of no maintenance. We're here to help.