Impreza - Right Front Wheel HOT!!!

[Mean]

So I am cruising down the highway in my 97 Impreza Wagon and
everything seems fine. Then I go to slow down to make a turn and the
front end makes all sorts of racket under braking like the front discs
are warped. But I just had them turned and there really is no shimmy
in the steering wheel while braking. When I get out of the car, I
smell something hot. I check the temp of the driver's side front
wheel and it is nominal. But the passenger side front wheel is almost
burning hot. Now this was happening before the brake work and I
thought I might have a sticking caliper. But the pads were worn very
normally and comparably to the other side. How can this be?


Any opinions?

Gene

 

[Charles Perry]

So I am cruising down the highway in my 97 Impreza Wagon and
everything seems fine. Then I go to slow down to make a turn and the
front end makes all sorts of racket under braking like the front discs
are warped. But I just had them turned and there really is no shimmy
in the steering wheel while braking. When I get out of the car, I
smell something hot. I check the temp of the driver's side front
wheel and it is nominal. But the passenger side front wheel is almost
burning hot. Now this was happening before the brake work and I
thought I might have a sticking caliper. But the pads were worn very
normally and comparably to the other side. How can this be?


Any opinions?

Gene

Have you checked the wheel bearings?

Just a thought

Charles Perry P.E.

 

[Subbies Two]

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So I am cruising down the highway in my 97 Impreza Wagon and
everything seems fine. Then I go to slow down to make a turn and the
front end makes all sorts of racket under braking like the front discs
are warped. But I just had them turned and there really is no shimmy
in the steering wheel while braking. When I get out of the car, I
smell something hot. I check the temp of the driver's side front
wheel and it is nominal. But the passenger side front wheel is almost
burning hot. Now this was happening before the brake work and I
thought I might have a sticking caliper. But the pads were worn very
normally and comparably to the other side. How can this be?


Any opinions?

Yes. Take the car immediately to a competent mechanic before the front
wheel comes off or locks up at 60 MPH, and you kill yourself or some
other innocent person.

 

[Mean]

Have you checked the wheel bearings?

Just a thought

Charles Perry P.E.

Wouldn't they make noise just driving around or turning? I will lift
the car up and check for play before pulling the wheel.

G

 

[Jim Stewart]

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Yes. Take the car immediately to a competent mechanic before the front
wheel comes off or locks up at 60 MPH, and you kill yourself or some
other innocent person.

Good advice. It wouldn't hurt to check to
see if the lug nuts are loose first though.

 

[Edward Hayes]

Also could be a poor brake job and dragging pads because the calipers pins
were not cleaned and lubricated. Best to have it checked out by someone
compatent.

 

[Cliff Wright]

G'Day.
The suggestion of a wheeel bearing is a good one. My wife's old Justy went in for a brake job
last year and they succeeded in wrecking a perfectly good front wheel bearing
while they worked on the disks! Of course they had to fix it as it had just had a 6 month
roadworthiness test OK, except for a brake.
After that she always takes it to our, very good, local Subaru specialist.

Cliff.