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Date:         Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:43:47 -0400
Reply-To:     kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ken Lewis <kdlewis_wating_time@ALLVANTAGE.COM>
Subject:      Re: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <f7.55793542.301c75b8@aol.com>
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Chris,
 I have heard the rubber brake lines can fail internally, acting like a one way
valve. You can push fluid into the cylinder but it can't get back out on its
own, causing the pads to drag.
KenLewis


Quoting JordanVw@AOL.COM:


> so after driving my vanagon for a little bit today, i smelled this "burnt
> rubber" smell from the RF wheel area, not bad, barely noticible.. but i
> touched
> the alloy wheel and nearly got burned!!   it was sooooo hot..   what is the
> symptoms of a sticking caliper?  i dont hear any dragging...  but the brakes
> do
> suck on this van.....
>
> any ideas as to why that wheel would be so hot?
>
> chris
>
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