rooster 0 Posted June 5, 2006 i was driving home on friday and someone flashed me but i turned off so carried on onto the motorway, there was no sounds of grinding etc or smoke i could see and i had the roof down. i started to loose control of the car and pulled in to find i had a flat tyre and the wheel and trye was red hot to the touch ?? it looks like i had a nail or screw in the tyre but the heat expanded the tyre and i blew out got towed home but the brakes dont bind and the caliper looks ok but im gonna change it anyway as i dont trust it now. could it be anything else that locks up calipers in this case just one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoSimon 0 Posted June 5, 2006 (edited) if youve driven it on a flat, or deflating tyre it will get red hot. they get warm when they are being driven normally so when ur mashing it about running it flat then there is a lot more movement of the rubber and subsequently a lot of heat generated. Edited June 5, 2006 by PsychoSimon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doof 11 Posted June 5, 2006 What he said ^^ I wouldn't go changing things like hubs, brakes etc. Its most likely a normal puncture and the heat was just from the excess movement in the deflated tyre. Happened on our astra and we just changed the tyre...stil going fine years later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rooster 0 Posted June 5, 2006 cheers i will double check the caliper just in case but looks like i wont change it but i think i need a handbrake cable on the drivers side as its breaking up. that saves me some cash Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest dtouzel Posted June 21, 2006 I had a binding brake once, was taking it down the motorway and it didnt want to go more than 100, which I thought was odd, took it to the garage and they said I was lucky that the front disk didnt explode, where it must have been so hot, freed the brakes, new pads and all was well again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom_m 0 Posted June 21, 2006 one of the rear calipers on my f-reg bound on and when we changed it the disc was paper thin and blue from the heat - had no effect on the wheel or tyre tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve@cornwall 100 Posted June 21, 2006 cheers i think i need a handbrake cable on the drivers side as its breaking up. that saves me some cash Probably already know, but buy a pair of cables as "good" one will have stretched and fitting one can give adjustment probs. I found out the hard way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
