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ScottnSherrie
Explorer
Oct 20, 2013

Brakes overheated, could the bearing be the cause

Finally got the left rear brake caliper off today. I actually read the shop manual I have and followed the directions. (If you've read some of my recent posts, you'll get the joke). The caliper an...
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sljkansas
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Oct 21, 2013
Yes a bad bearing can cause the hub to get extremely hot and that will transfer into the rotor/drum. If you have the hubs off already, I would go ahead and grease or replace the bearings.

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