Al Czervik

Ok so i drive my accord for about half hour.

1999 Ex 4 Cyl

I get out and touch the front rims to see if they are hot and they are?

Why is this?

Wheeling bearings going bad?
Brake calipers sticking?

RiceRocketDave

You are kidding right?

Its called friction....think about it

Stealthman80

dude your brakes get hot, somtimes mine get so hot that if you out your hand there for half a second you'll burn it

aZnAcCoRd02

all i have to say is wow.

might want to check your intake manifold too i hear if that gets pretty hot your engine might be goin bad, so give it a touch and tell me ok???

what a dumbass.

P_Adams

Rumor has it that by driving in reverse, you can make the rear wheels get hot too!!

Seriously, applying the brakes generates friction between the brake pads, and the brake rotors they clamp to. this mechanical energy is converted to radiant energy in the form of heat; which is disipated thru both the brake caliper, rotors and the wheels. Yes, the wheels.

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egzo04

its probley just heating up more then normal, i had an 86 prelude and the e break got stuck sometimes and one rim would heat up really bad(other ebreak line was cut thats why only one side got stuck) lol

Al Czervik

Ok i understand the whole brakes/friction thing. The rim seemed hotter than normal.

As for me being an idiot, maybe sometimes. No for real i checked out the front brakes and as it turned out one of the calipers was sticking.

Thanks for the help and insults.

jokestar

hotter than norm eh? u check them everytime u get outta the car?

marshun

usually if the brake stick theres a shake in the steering wheel cause the rotors would warp. usually. sometimes though it seems like nothing happens and the brakes still stick.

as for the rest of you guys, you guys are nuts. haha.