How hot should your wheels get after a journey ?

[kempy]

Just got back from a sixty mile or so trip in the van and noticed that there seemd to be a lot of brake dust on one of the rear wheels.
When you touched the wheel and hub cap they were red hot and so was the tyre.

No i wasn't driving or braking really hard and aim to adjust the rear pads but just woundered when does it become dangerous when this happens. I do know that your wheel does heat up but not the same level as the exhaust.

mike

 

[Guest]

if it heats up enough it will boil the brake fluid! no brake fluid = trouble :shock:

i had a front caliper that was binding and got so hot that the paint blistered on the wheels, it got me home but it wasnt pleasant thinking about what might have been.

 

[Joval]

I've boiled brake fluid in an oval, single circuit - no brake pedal at all and I can tell you it's scary ****, it was a fast oval too.

My problem was the handbrake was on one click by accident, check your flexi lines - if they are starting to break up inside
the shoes might lock on just enough to heat the drums up.

 

[kempy]

Sorted.

The flexible brake pipe had gone the shoes were stuck on.

 

[AxlFoley]

nice one,

do they make braided brake lines for campers?