I took the 75 out tonight and drove it kinda hard, it was fun... On my way home i did drive down some major hills with lots of turns, did some 2 foot driving to keep it flat around the fast curves. I get home and as im saying good night to the mav, i see a little smoke from the rear right, i check the drum out and its HOT.. I know brakes get hot, but how hot is ok? i didnt notice any brake fade, or ill handling, or noise. Ill pull it apart and check it out after breakfast, but... any words of advice or similar situations??
Could be that the brake was a bit to tight to start with and with it dragging made it very hot. Or, you have a sticky cylinder maybe? Just a thought.
+1 and: You said you were going through some fast corners, you could have an axle leak and the fluid is cooking off on the hot drum (the drums will get hot under normal driving) or you could have a leaking wheel cylinder and the fluid is cooking off on the hot drum, and no if the leak is small enough you wouldn't necessarily feel it in the brake pedal. First thing to do is get the drums off and inspect. Referring to what Andy said, make note of how tight your adjustment is before you remove the drums.
I didnt think of what you said But it would make sense Ive had many leaky wheel cylinders that I never felt in the pedal, only noticed it when i got underneath the vehicle and seen the brake fluid on the wheel where it had leaked out
The problem may be in the left side and it will cause the right side to overheat. Reason is if the left is not doing its share of braking, it will cause you to push harder on the pedal to get more braking effect, causing the right side to have added pressure and therefore greater heat build up. Following this thinking, you may have a weak front brake that is causing you to push harder to get more braking effect and causing greater friction to any wheel that is working correctly. That brake may be hottest because it is working the best ........
were all gona die... dont be scared. NO ONE makes it out alive. thanks for all the advice and tips. it was out of adjustment, too tight. I took it out lastnight and it worked alot better. ive been 2 footing it into turns and jumping off the brakes trying to get er to rotate, and now that the brakes release all the way i dont need to gas it as hard out of turns. has anyone talked about a "drift" setup for our cars?
