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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / November 2008How wheel?
Hello My neighbor has a 200 Ford Excursion, with on demand 4WD (which he never uses). His passenger rear wheel seems to heat up WAY too much! He can't touch the wheel after about 15-20 minutes of driving. Sorry, I can't tell you if its only highway or both highway and around town time... I've pulled the caliper, and it rebounds back well, no stiffness at all, etc. I pulled the rotor off, and there was no evidence of the brake shoes even rubbing on the innner drum, clear level or surface rust, but no shiny spots at all, and very little wear on the shoes. I also released the adjusters all the way back to original, no help. Any ideas where to look next? He already replaced both calipers and the rotors. Thanks OldIron The title should have been 'Hot Wheel'. Sorry OldIron >Hello > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >OldIron > The title should have been 'Hot Wheel'. > Sorry [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >>OldIron Wheel bearing? Does he notice any noise from that side? SC Tom I agree with the wheel bearing theory. I've seen that happen to a friends truck where the wheel got so hot it welded it's self to the housing. It's best to have this taken care of asap or he will be replacing the whole rear-end. > The title should have been 'Hot Wheel'. > Sorry [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >> >>OldIron How about the flex hose going to the caliper? They can come apart inside and hold pressure while looking fine on the outside.  SignatureOld Crow '82 FLTC 'Pearl' '87 FLTC 'Fugly' '61 F-100 BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM Hello I'll check the wheel bearing next The shoes/drum looks fine, no dragging at all, that I can detect. The rotor spins freely with little friction. I'll also check the hoses going to the calipers Thanks for the tips so far! OldIron >> The title should have been 'Hot Wheel'. >> Sorry [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >How about the flex hose going to the caliper? They can come apart inside >and hold pressure while looking fine on the outside. Well, on a lark, I re-replaced the caliper, and no more heat problem... Seems that a friend, who did the first replacement, did the rebuild himself and didn't hone the cylinder and the piston would stick when hot. When brought in to have rebuilt, the rebuilder said he needed to resize the cylinder. Same price, but he said the piston would stick when heated... There ends this saga... OldIron >Hello >I'll check the wheel bearing next [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>How about the flex hose going to the caliper? They can come apart inside >>and hold pressure while looking fine on the outside. >Hello > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > >OldIron IIRC, that one has a drum type park brake built into the rotor. Have you checked it for dragging or too tight? Lugnut |
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