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Dec 14th, 2015, 17:18 | #1 |
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A very very hot back wheel and even hotter disc
So, after doing the mounts and ABS rings, and having (for the first time in more than a year) no warning lights on the dash, I was feeling quite pleased. So pleased that I went to top up the tyre pressures before doing some driving at the weekend. This happened to follow a 30 min journey at b-road speeds.
When I got to the back drivers side wheel to take off the dust cap I noticed a strange hot-oven smell and then realised that the wheel was too hot to touch. While the wheel was hot, the disc was radiating heat much stronger than the wheel itself (alloy), so I'm guessing something is stuck/seized. For reference, the other 3 wheels were not more than luke warm and the discs not that warm either (considering the 30 min drive). With this in mind, I thought back to my last drive on the motorway and a more recent run up a long hill and recalled some vague impressions that the mpg was 10 points lower than I was used to on the motorway and the pull up hill quite a bit not-so-vigorous-as-usual for that hill and this car. I also recalled some 'hot oven smells' in the last few weeks (after getting out of the car at the destination) that I had put down to a hot engine bay without any further thought, but actually which were not normal at all (hindsight). Almost certainly the same smell and from the same place (not from the engine bay). Although I've done the mounts and both front ABS rings in the last few weeks, I haven't touched the back wheels at all (ever) - they've only come off for a full set of tyres a long time back. The only thing I can imagine that might have had a recent impact on the back wheels would be jacking the car (at the front positions, for the front wheels) or putting the car on ramps (front wheels up for mounts). I wouldn't expect simply taking the weight off and putting it back on again to result in this kind of symptom and the disc doesn't look scored or warped (yet). Also, the heat was much greater in the disc than the calliper. I guess it's weakly possible that one of us could have driven a short way with the (useless) parking brake engaged by accident but I don't recall doing that for more than a few yards at most (and this is usually prescribed as a 'fix the useless parking brake for the MOT' procedure). Obviously, I'll be jacking the car up asap to see if the wheel spins freely and to see if there's anything obvious wrong with it, but I was wondering if anybody can point out anything obvious I should consider (or pointers to threads would be great). Thanks in advance and here's to yet another adventure in Volvo land! Andy |
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Dec 14th, 2015, 17:39 | #2 |
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Sounds like you've got a sticking caliper/piston, had both of my rears replaced
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Dec 14th, 2015, 17:42 | #3 |
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Caliper sticking without doubt.
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Dec 14th, 2015, 17:44 | #4 |
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Yep, sticking caliper, strip it down, give it a good grease and make sure everything slides as it should.
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Dec 14th, 2015, 17:52 | #5 |
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I agree
Sticking caliper. Happened to wife's honda civic. Brake disk was very hot. In the end a new caliper discs and pads were required |
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Ok, will try that first and if that doesn't do the trick I'll expect to order some parts. Any recommendations for rapid UK supply & delivery (next day)? (calipers) ...not sure I want to drive to Volvo to pick up parts (1hr round trip) with the car in this state. Andy PS - if somebody recalls a thread detailing this procedure then I'm all ears! |
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Dec 14th, 2015, 21:34 | #7 |
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NEVER EVER EVER EVER......
Use copper grease on or near anything rubber!! It will make the rubber swell and cause things to stick or bind! White grease or red rubber grease every time |
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It could also be the parking brake shoes parting and jamming . In my 40+ year experience you can never recover a caliper which is sticking it always sticks again sooner or later . a new caliper is called for . I would be prepared for a full rear brake overhaul , does the parking brake work ok? if not have some new VOLVO shoes on hand and discs and pads if you think necessary ..
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Dec 14th, 2015, 21:58 | #9 |
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Clan.....if it the handbrake let it bind!
May be the only time the handbrake would work enough to hold the car still!! |
Dec 14th, 2015, 22:25 | #10 |
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My calliper stuck. I ended up refurbishing the caliper and replacing the piston as it had corroded which is what caused it to stick. Be warned that the brake pad will quickly wear away. Mine went from almost new to next to nothing left in a few weeks.
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