Just one rim gets too hot

[ianbr26]

i've not been driving my car much lately as its more like my weekend car. even just not, i decided to go fill up petrol, that's why i brought my car out. after refueling, just went for a slow drive less than 5km. when i reached home, i got out of the car and walked pass my driver's side rear tyre. i cud feel the heat. i know my car n this is sumthing new. i went closer to the tyre and could smell like sumthing is hot. touched the rim, it was damn hot. went to the ohter rims and touched them. still can touch. was like suam only. but this rim was boiling hot.

why? what is the problem? what cud be the cause?

 

[xtremeleo]

dat particular caliper jammed up and emitted excessive heat. u may need to service the caliper jer, or may be caused by sumthing bigger/more expensive.. i suggest u check the caliper first, and check whether the master pump one way valve is clogged by dirty brake fluid, or simply gave way cause of wear and tear

 

[Tom]

could also be a bad wheel bearing, is the car pulling to either sides?
i'm not sure how much heat can a bad wheel alignment be but you could be excessively grinding a tyre

hope this helps

 

[eraserwke]

most likely you have a jammed brake caliper.

 

[Katsumoto]

agree most likely is caliper jammed .....

how to know the caliper is jammed let me teach you a way

1) jack the car up , all 4 tyre has to leave the ground

2) then manually rotate all 4 tyres , this way you can check the wheel bearing is ok and the caliper is jammed or not

# how to look for symptom of wheel bearing faulty
when you spin the wheel tend to vibrate and got humming noise

#how to know caliper jammed
when you spin the wheel it was hard to spin (turn only for abit then stop) , and you should notice your inner brake pad is much more
worn out compare to outer side brake pad

in normal condition the wheel should spin freely for a while before it stop , when you do this test remember to release the hand brake for rear wheel & neutral gear for automatic car for front wheel

 

[ianbr26]

Ok thank u all for ur answers. Will check by jacking up the cars. I only have 3 jacks, is it enough?

Now, lets say its really the beause of the calipers are jammed. is it an expensive repair? can i drive it to the workshop which is about 10-15km away?

 

[8229]

Your caliper is likely jammed... You need to service the caliper, maybe your brake pad need to replace also due to overheat. My car is also a weekend car, normally I doesn't pull the handbrake to high, just a click is enough due to gear is park at P.

 

[ddv_nk12]

I had this problem some time back. The caliper jammed. But the mechanic told me cant service.

May I know what to service or how to service actually?

 

[Izso]

I had this problem some time back. The caliper jammed. But the mechanic told me cant service.

May I know what to service or how to service actually?

I'm not sure about Honda calipers but if it's a caliper it'll have a brake piston. If there's a brake piston there'll be dirt guards or some sort of guard to prevent dirt from getting into the piston area. And where there's guards, it's 99% made of something that'll wear and tear. And where there's wear and tear then it's serviceable.

 

[ddv_nk12]

Damn!! Was I conned?

 

[^pomen_GTR^]

depends on how severe the piston inside the caliper was scuffed..

just like the engine block and piston...if badly scuffed might not worthy to repair as it would leak badly after some time....


plus if replacement brake caliper was cheaper than repairing it why bother with repairs?

 

[DanzEterna]

no need to jack up yr car..just leave it on a slope...if let go the handbrake & brake pedal if yr car rolls down slowly
& brakes itself means the brake piston edi jam...are there more brake dust on yr rims compared to other rims?

 

[peterj]

Damn!! Was I conned?

LOL .... bro, i just service mine, honda rubber seals and the dirt guard, cost me inside 100 for all 4 caliper:wavey:

 

[ddv_nk12]

depends on how severe the piston inside the caliper was scuffed..

just like the engine block and piston...if badly scuffed might not worthy to repair as it would leak badly after some time....


plus if replacement brake caliper was cheaper than repairing it why bother with repairs?

I can't say exactly how bad my was my caliper but that mechanic said can't repair. haha. But all I can say that my tyre was barely turning and there was really a lot of brake dust on the rims. My brake pads were worn excessively.

LOL .... bro, i just service mine, honda rubber seals and the dirt guard, cost me inside 100 for all 4 caliper:wavey:

WHAT????? I paid 180 for the caliper with labour? Confirm dy la kena con. haha

 

[Izso]

@ ddv_nk12

Well, if the work was done well then 180 ok la. Cheap isn't always better

 

[V-8]

i've not been driving my car much lately as its more like my weekend car. even just not, i decided to go fill up petrol, that's why i brought my car out. after refueling, just went for a slow drive less than 5km. when i reached home, i got out of the car and walked pass my driver's side rear tyre. i cud feel the heat. i know my car n this is sumthing new. i went closer to the tyre and could smell like sumthing is hot. touched the rim, it was damn hot. went to the ohter rims and touched them. still can touch. was like suam only. but this rim was boiling hot.

why? what is the problem? what cud be the cause?

well,+1 on a jammed caliper bro.i had the same prob not too long ago.You dont need 3 jacks la,but u can improvise with 1.it will be helpful if u have some bricks lying around and can put them on the front and back of your wheels and for added safety jus put the car in gear(if its a FWD) and release the e brake to troubleshoot,just like the others mentioned,try rotating the wheel and see if there's resistance to confirm.

Servicing the caliper is pretty simple and any workshop should be able to do it.the service kit for my caliper only cost me rm18(for a satria 1.8 rear caliper)if my memory serves correctly and includes an o-ring,a rubber seal and i think 1 or 2 other small fiddly pieces which i cant recall.Mine was jammed up pretty bad and the piston inside was beginning to rust but still salvageable.we just pumped it out,cleaned it,replaced the necessary seals and rings included in the service kit and it was a-ok!driving to the workshop should be alright but go slow.just afraid of warping the disc

and yes,it would be wise to get a new pair of rear pads as well if its reali a jammed caliper,your current pads would be fairly worn with unequal wear compared to the other side and i advise releasing the e brake everytime u park ur car at home(if ur nt gonna be drivin it for a while) and substituting with bricks at the front and back of your wheels so it doesnt happen again.

Gd luck:wavey: