Either the bearings are done (which you should be able to hear) or the
caliper is not releasing. If your brakes aren't very good.....rebuild the
calipers! Seeya, Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:18 PM
Subject: front wheel hot to the touch? caliper dragging?

> so after driving my vanagon for a little bit today, i smelled this "burnt
> rubber" smell from the RF wheel area, not bad, barely noticible.. but i
touched
> the alloy wheel and nearly got burned!!   it was sooooo hot..   what is
the
> symptoms of a sticking caliper?  i dont hear any dragging...  but the
brakes do
> suck on this van.....
>
> any ideas as to why that wheel would be so hot?
>
> chris
>