Rear Driver Side Wheel Hot and Smelly
03-15-2018, 03:15 PM
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Rear Driver Side Wheel Hot and Smelly
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So I am under the assumption that my driver-side-rear-wheel-caliper is sticking. I took the first troubleshooting step and removed the tire and disassembled the caliper and regressed the proper
components. But in occasion, I still get out of my car every know and than and the same wheel is hot and smells. When I mean "hot" I am referring that I can feel the heat and when compared to
the front and passenger wheels, they are not as hot.
If you recommend replacing the caliper is there a after-market or upgraded one I can use? (I understand I would have to replace all the calipers with this option)
So I am under the assumption that my driver-side-rear-wheel-caliper is sticking. I took the first troubleshooting step and removed the tire and disassembled the caliper and regressed the proper
components. But in occasion, I still get out of my car every know and than and the same wheel is hot and smells. When I mean "hot" I am referring that I can feel the heat and when compared to
the front and passenger wheels, they are not as hot.
If you recommend replacing the caliper is there a after-market or upgraded one I can use? (I understand I would have to replace all the calipers with this option)
03-15-2018, 05:44 PM
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Suspect you have a stuck caliper. You can measure the heat differences quickly with one of the cheap IR temp readers if you have one to confirm. Rear caliper on my DD sedan recently clocked at 730 degrees with a stuck caliper.
03-16-2018, 02:40 PM
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Or the caliper slider pins are backwards, but you'd notice the drag on them.
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