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Brake/wheel getting hot!

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#1 ·
My truck is an 03 F350 4dr 4x4 with rear disk brakes.

My left rear wheel was very hot when I got home from work today.

I just did a brake job last year, then 2 months after that, I had the same problem with the left rear brake getting hot. Back then, I replaced the new caliper with another new caliper under warranty.
Now 6 months later I'm having the same problem again!

Obviously I know it's most likely the caliper, but is there anything else it could be?
 
#2 ·
Take a look at the caliper slide pins to make sure they're lubed and allowing the caliper to slide.
Another thing to look at may be the parking brake shoes. Could they be intermittently not fully releasing causing the shoes to drag on the rotor?


Just throwing out some suggestions.
 
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