[Shotimes] Re: Wheel/rotor/hub is running hot

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

I don't know about the chances, but I just had to replace a rear
caliper that I replaced a couple of months ago because the seal
around the piston was leaking.  And this was a good NAPA caliper.
It can happen.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 Green MTX  3/01-1/03 R.I.P.
   ShoShop y-pipe

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.




shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 10/30/2003 05:08:51 PM:

> List:
> 
> My SHO is exhibiting poor acceleration and gas mileage. There seems to 
be
> drag on the whole drive train. MPG is now 19, down from 23. While there 
are
> standard items wed normally check (plugs, wires, secondaries, etc), I 
am
> experiencing something with the left front wheel. After traveling 15-20
> miles at highway speeds, the LF rotor/hub assembly is noticeably hotter 
than
> the other three wheels. The inner pad (PFs) has a whitish glaze on it, 
not
> on the contact portion but on the surface that faces up toward the wheel
> well.
> 
> Sticky caliper seems like a logical culprit-but the caliper replaced 
in
> July, before the convention
> .
> Brake lines were bled, though they are spongier than I would like. Air
> wouldnt cause any dragging problems, would it?
> 
> The caliper pins seemed fine-no rust, no wear. Ive relubed and 
reassembled
> everything, yet the problem persists.
> 
> I do have a few questions:
> 
> We all know of that the rear brake flex lines can sometimes collapse and
> cause a sticky rear caliper. Does anyone know if this can happen to the
> front flex lines? All four flex lines were replaced two years ago.
> 
> The brake booster seems fine (pedal returns all of the way up).
> 
> Whats the chance of a defective caliper out of the box (Wagner reman)?
> 
> Could this be an issue with the wheel bearing itself? Its original, but 
I
> hear no parking-lot-speed-while-turning-the-wheel noises that a bad 
one
> would normally exhibit. The hub seems hot too (could be heat transfer 
from
> the rotor).
> 
> The only other noticeable item: the spindle itself has indentations on 
the
> surface where the nibs of the brake pads contact the spindle in the 
front,
> as though the in-and-out motion of the caliper was restricted. Would
> replacing the spindle (and wheel bearing while Im at it) help resolve 
this
> dragging problem?
> 
> I am concerned of boiling the wheel bearing grease and/or brake fluid if 
I
> continue to drive it . I appreciate any insights, solutions, or BTDT
> stories!
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Jim Koper
> 1992
> 138,000
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