Interesting, I guess that is why it's good to have the Accord as the daily driver. So, so that there are no more big surprises, besides bearings going early compared to say an Accord of the same year, what other issues should I be on the aware of/lookout for?

 

[QUOTE=SheDrivesIt,Jul 4 2007, 03:06 PM] The brake issue (stuck caliper or slider) is a reasonably common issue across most vehcles with disc brakes.

 

So I brought it to a local mechanic and he said that it was the calipers freezing. He also said that if it was the bearings/hub, that it would makes noises. I didn't notice any noises, so it probably is the calipers. Funny thing is, today after some highway cruising to a friend's house, the wheels were not hot anymore, but just warm. I think it got unstuck somehow during the drive. So, I'm just going to keep an eye on it and if it gets stuck again, I'll have it replaced.

 

In a word yes... The brake system is all connected, the slider if that is the issue, is not the source of the heat, but the fact that the pad is dragging on the rotor because of the lack of backing off, the the rotor is getting hot. On the track a good portion of the heat that comes to the tires is by way of the brakes. The wheel is bolted to the rotor, and the tire is monted to the wheel. The heat from the rotor transfers directly into the wheel.

I agree the causes are a brake issues causing the pads to drag on the rotor without releasing, or a bearing/hub failure.

Keep in mind, if the heat was as bad as described, if it was only a brake issue, chances are extremely good the bearing has been abused to a point where it will fail and if not replaced could indeed end up damaging the hub. The reason I say this is because I just got done replacing both rear wheel bearings and hubs. It seems the constant high heat loads of so much track driving caused the bearing grease to run out past the bearing seals, then the bearings ran without the proper amount of lubrication and by the time I was able to detect the problem the bearings had already scored the hubs...

 

I had an OLD Capri with a bound up master cylinder that resulted in both front brakes dragging. I figured this out on a very dark night when I noticed my rotors glowing after a long freeway drive. The wheels were steel and were so hot that I could not touch them to remove the lugs to check the brakes. Dragging brakes cause a huge amount of energy disapation and could more than account for your hot wheel.

 

Glowing???!!!! I think the consensus is the caliper/brake assembly at this point, but the problem disappeared, so...I'll just keep driving it till it comes back and then I'll have both rear caliper/brakes replaced. Thanks everyone for your help.

 

Ever seen the Boeing 777 take off abort test? They load it to max take off weight and just before it leaves the ground the slam the brakes with no thrust reversers. Long story short....the test was called a success but all the brakes were on fire and tires melted within minutes....cars can exhibit similar problems if someone doesn't realize the problem on the highway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5N2uBqJbVU

 

^^ Cool video.

 

[QUOTE=neoarroyo,Jul 7 2007, 10:47 PM] Glowing???!!!!