Wheel hub temps
I checked my 4 chrome wheel hub caps with infrared gun...after two hours coming down the mountain hitting 89 degrees. Temps running 120 to 130 range. Normal?
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- He's gone
- It would be ABNORMAL to see temps a lot different than what you posted.
- Using a laser temp gun on chrome is a bad idea. Go to a mirror, point the laser at yourself in the mirror and it will give you your temperature, not the mirror’s temperature. Same with chrome, who knows what temperature it actually is. Flat black is best, better yet, just touch it with your hand.
- Breaking and sun create heat so one side could be warmer than the other
- I just ran from PA to Florida and checked my rotors and hubs at each stop.
Mine were running anywhere from 150 to 200 depending on how much braking I was doing,, ALL 4 of my wheel assemblies were within a few degrees of each other at each check. 12th Man Fan wrote:
Pretty much my thoughts too. What did the actual hubs read or did you check them?
If all four wheels were close in temps then you are normal. I would only worry if one wheel is a lot hotter than the others.- If all four wheels were close in temps then you are normal. I would only worry if one wheel is a lot hotter than the others.
- All the same? I'd call it normal especially after coming down a mountain. FYI: infrared temp guns are not very accurate on shiny surfaces, but since they were close to each other i would not worry about it.
- Normal. Brakes generate a lot of heat.
- That would abnormal for me. Were you braking?
