| [GMCnet] How hot should the rear wheels get? [message #218004] |
Mon, 12 August 2013 13:06  |
glwgmc
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Maybe a long shot, but have you checked to make sure your emergency brake is not on? Don't ask me how I know that will really heat up the rear brakes!
Jerry
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 09:14:00 -0500
From: Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] How hot should the rear wheels get?
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Message-ID: <35370.5208eda7@gmc.mybirdfeeder.net>
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Since you do not know what is causing your problem, I suggest the following.
Take the coach for a drive and after 10 or 15 minutes of not using the brakes, coast to a stop on the side of the road WITHOUT using the brakes. Now measure the temperature of the brake drums ans see what you have.
If they are too hot to touch then you do indeed have a problem.
It has to be either bearings too tight or brakes dragging.
Which one do you want to try first?
It would not take long to pop the wheel bearing caps and loosen each of the axle nuts one notch and go try driving it again.
The second item to try, is to go around and loosen up all 4 brakes on the rear wheels. Again I would go maybe 2 notches on each wheel. Then go drive it again checking for temperature built like you did at the beginning of this post.
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Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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