Wheels running hot

I do believe the brakes were working too hard because gain was set wrong. I do not have good temp readings for when the rims were hot unfortunately- I just know they were to hot to touch for more than a second or two.

Thanks again for the help.

Later,
David

Turtle n Peeps wrote:
:h I'm lost?

What does brake gain on your TT have anything to do with heat on your TV rims? :H

If your trailer brakes are doing less, your TV brakes are doing more and putting more heat into the rims.

That doesn't seem to be the case here though. As I understood the OP, the OUTER rims by the tires were hot, not the centers.

Brakes heat the wheels from the center out. Tires heat the wheels from the rim in. If the center is cool but the rim is hot, it's a tire problem, period.

:h I'm lost?

What does brake gain on your TT have anything to do with heat on your TV rims? :H

Charlie D. wrote:
Thank You for the update. Too often we never hear the solution to a problem.

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Those are in range of most of the temp's of the tires I've had as well. Of course sunside is warmer. I did learn lately the toad PS tires run warmer than the DS in any condition :H I chalk it up to exhaust on the TV being on the rear PS.

Thank You for the update. Too often we never hear the solution to a problem.

Thanks to those who posted. Turns out my trailer brakes were not adjusted properly. I had previously had brake issues, which had been resolved. However, I did not get the gain adjusted as well as I thought, thus the truck was still doing too much of the work.

Today, after 90 minutes towing, the truck wheels(rims) were warm to the touch and registered around 115 degrees.

Thanks again for the responses.

ParTimCmpr

Your tires are weakest component on your rear. Until you get weight measurements with the trailer, you will not know if the tires are a possible source of the heat. I went to 19.5" rims tires on my SRW due to the camper I was carrying and definitely saw reduced heat from the tire.

Considering that closer to the hub is cooler than the tire, I do not think you have bearing or brake issues. You are running over weight or under inflated tires.

If you really want to know what is heating up your wheels...then you gotta shoot
many places....each time...in order to see the whole picture.

Datum before leaving of all the spots below. You might make a chart...rows and
columns...rows for each spot below and columns for each snap shot. The more
often the better

Shoot the tread center, edge rib, sidewall, sidewall bead that you can see, the
wheel rim by that bead, the wheel rim center, wheel spider at the transition to
the rim, wheel spider center, wheel spider next to the lug nuts, lug nuts, the
caliper, disc, hub. Take an ambient somewhere close...like the bumper/fender/etc

Then you will see gradients start to show up

On all of mine, the brakes bring it onto the wheel. Tire heat is nothing, as
rubber is a better insulator than metal and would be surprised if the tire
gets hour wheels hot....and if that is the case, then your tires are going to
blow up soon...

You should find that the disc is the hottest, next should be the lug nuts and/or
hub.

Then as you move away from the lug nuts/hub contact area...cooler and cooler
till you reach the tire sidewall.

It might then get hotter as you then move towards the tread, but no where as
hot as the disc/lug nuts

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Whats the outside temp. Tire wheels in the sun will run about 20deg hotter than ones not in the sun