Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 14:37:23 -0400 From: Malcolm William Mason <MWM1nopsamJHU.edu> Subject: Re: Random vibration followed by very hot wheel.
My money is on the wheel bearing too. Just as Grunff indicates! On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 16:41:10 +0100, MeatballTurbo <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com> wrote: >In article <3F24DE77.CFA996FFnopsamnexxt.se>, >roberxxt.browxxnnopsamnexxt.se says... >> One other thought - could even be so simple a thing as a seized >> caliper (though the symptom is not often what you'd call a >> "vibration"). To test, wait until nightfall then drive a couple of >> kilometres. If you see that nice warm glow on the disk, then you >> know what to do ;-) >> > >Could be a partially seized caliper, and a disk that is slightly warped. > >As the dic gets hot from use it expands, and gradually ets closer to the >pads, until it is drumming away. > >Although I tend to agree, more likely to be a wheel bearing.