Rims hot ?

[87chrisss]

driving the car a bit tonight no hard driving went home and put her away while putting the cover on the car my hand touched the front rim for some reason i never noticed but damn the rims were hot ass hell i burned my hand, i think i could have boiled an egg on the rim? i have the ttype rims..im assuming its the heat generated by the brakes and engine....never really noticed how hot it got..

 

[novaderrik]

was it on all 4 wheels or just one?
if it was just on one wheel, then you might have a stuck caliper or wheel cylinder that is causing it to drag.

 

[87chrisss]

well the only one i felt was the driver side...will check tomorrow... i would feel it if the caliper was dragging though..it rolls fine on neutral... now it has me thinking about what it could be..

 

[charlief1]

If you did a lot of braking then it's just about normal. If you didn't do a lot of braking then I'd bet your calipers are not releasing right and are creating a ton of heat.

 

[87chrisss]

yea i was braking alot.. maybe 15 stop signs every damn block near my house has a stop sign..

 

[charlief1]

Make sure to check for a stuck caliper but with that short a drive you shouldn't be heating up the brakes that much. If you were driving through the city in trafic then maybe, but just 15 or 20 blocks I have a feeling you've got a caliper hanging up or a hose that's colapsing.

 

[87chrisss]

will check thanks

 

[cruzn57]

1st, go buy one of the cheap harbor freight laser temp guns, you'd be surprised at the uses!
then measure all the wheels after a drive, ( I know the rears will be cooler) it give you a referance point.
as said , look for possible stuck caliper, also look for sufficient free play in master cyl push rod, does it allow it to return completely?
good luck

 

[87gninpa]

If you're still running the stock chrome plated steel factory wheels the fronts do get pretty hot after driving in town. I noticed that once too putting the cover on, both were pretty hot.

 

[novaderrik]

"stock T Type wheels" were mentioned in the OP- so aluminum..