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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: stainesy on 07 September 2012, 18:28
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I noticed today that both my front wheels get very hot after a drive. Is this coz it has old Gassion solid brake discs.
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Nah its more likely to be partially seized calipers mean its not full retracting
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Or Wheel Bearings??
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But it's both front wheels. And they spin freely when hacked up.
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They are hot but not to hot you can hold your hand on them.
Could it not be as it has standered tiny 1985 jetta 1.6 non vented brake discs with 8 inch wide wheels on them?
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wheel size wont effect the brakes.
i will have the same brakes - cant say I have noticed the wheels being THAT hot to be fair :huh:
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What do you recon it could be then if brakes ain't seazed and bearings ok?
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your ragging it lots ????
usd t get 239 solid glowing red just driveing home from work every day
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just keep an eye ( or hand, back thereof ) on them
wheels do get hot, my vectras are hot to touch every morning :lipsrsealed:
its been redders of late - as long as you are 100% that your brakes arent seizing on, then i wouldnt worry too much unless they are TOO hot to touch
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If you caliper is siezed on you will notice that:
a) There is smoke + smell coming from your brake pads/discs when you pull over
b) The paint discolours on the wheel
When I did my conversion and used a second hand Corrado brake master cylinder there was obviously a blockage, replaced it with a new G60 one and problem solved!!
Likely that you are ragging it!
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You can also fit 239 gti disks and pads. (Vented)
Check the caliper pistons and the caliper sliders. They can seize. Take the sliders out, clean/polish them up, some copper grease and they should slide nicely.
The heat wont do them any good and the sliders may be cause of the problem.
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If the calipers were sticking wouldn't I have trouble spinning the front wheels freely when jacked up?
They spin fine when front of car is jacked up.
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You can also fit 239 gti disks and pads. (Vented)
I wouldn't bother.
Check the caliper pistons and the caliper sliders. They can seize. Take the sliders out, clean/polish them up, some copper grease and they should slide nicely.
ONLY use the copper grease well away from the disc though!
The heat wont do them any good and the sliders may be cause of the problem.
This is likely - they get rusty which is when the pads stick. Expect to find uneven wear front/back pads.
Personally I think you're just getting a lot of brake heat, as the 239s are prone to over-heating, because they are SH*T.