Front wheels getting hot.

[stainesy]

I noticed today that both my front wheels get very hot after a drive. Is this coz it has old Gassion solid brake discs.

[Gambit]

Nah its more likely to be partially seized calipers mean its not full retracting

[X4MGS]

Or Wheel Bearings??

[stainesy]

But it's both front wheels. And they spin freely when hacked up.

[stainesy]

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?

[JC]

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 

[stainesy]

What do you recon it could be then if brakes ain't seazed and bearings ok?

[danny_p]

your ragging it lots ?

usd t get 239 solid  glowing red  just driveing home from work  every day

[JC]

just keep an eye ( or hand, back thereof ) on them


wheels do get hot, my vectras are hot to touch every morning 

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

[JamesS]

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!