Deano1324 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Can any one till me why my alloys getting hot please has any one had this befor please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 andyb2000 Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi Deano1324, Most commonly this is because the brakes are sticking on, causing them to get hot (by friction) and this is dissipated through the allow wheels.Have you just had brake pads or discs changed by any chance? If so you might have a caliper starting to stick on, or the pads are binding. A bit of copper slip on the sliding components on the pads, and a replacement/refurb on your caliper should do the job. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Deano1324 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 I have change the pads a mouth ago and it's on all the wheels so do I have to change all the calipers then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Semmysonic Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Can't imagine it calipers, as all 4 are getting hot. Are they really hot (too hot touch) Have you done many miles since the pad change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Deano1324 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 I done 200miles in the new pads and I not change the pads in the rear but I think the rear is hand break but not sure about the front why getting hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Deano1324 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 I done 200miles in the new pads and I not change the pads in the rear but I think the rear is hand break but not sure about the front why getting hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazandtrace Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi any sliding parts on the calipers should only have silicone brake grease. Also give the edges of the pads a file to get any paint off and so they are free in the caliper. Copper slip isnt as good as it used to be as it goes all gundgy so it makes everything stick. So silicone grease is now the way to go. Plus your wheels they will get warm due to friction from the road and the heat transfers from the normal braking of the vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Deano1324 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 All so I was not sure as from the heat in the weather at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Deano1324 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 So could it be the weather as its hot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazandtrace Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi you will find its the weather plus friction from the tyres as they will get warm while you drive i wouldn't worry to much Unless your getting a bad smell from the brakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Deano1324 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 I getting a rubber smell from the rear tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dazandtrace Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Have a check on your handbrake adjustment also just drop the rear wheels off and just make sure the brake pads are sitting correctly. When i do mine the brake pad with the piece od spring steel on it i normally bend it so to release some of the pressure when it sits in the calliper. As iv seen them stick and cause the rear brakes to bind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Semmysonic Posted July 21, 2016 Report Share Posted July 21, 2016 Rear brakes probably need need stripping down cleaning and lubing, had to get mine done for the MOT this year as for the fronts it sounds like normal heat from use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tomtom9119 Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 My NSR wheel was getting super hot and smoking, also smelt quite bad. I've decided its not the bearing (I always start with the worst case scenario), so I've done a bit of fiddling around and decided its a sticky caliper piston. I've managed to take the thing apart after fighting with the caliper as the pads were solid against the disc. I've only just bought the car and it wasn't great when I got it, but now I've pumped it out and sprayed it up with WD40 to loosen the rubber a bit to keep me going til I find a new caliper (anyone know where I can find one?). But now I can't get that bloody piston back in. Anybody got any ideas?3.3 Grand Voyager LE 99/00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gordy Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Overhaul your calipers with Red Brake Grease and you'll find the pistons just slip in with a turning action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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