pothole damage

[Kent McLean]

Ben Kwan wrote:
> I nursed the car home and  notice that the donut was much warmer
> than all the other wheels.  Did I damage a wheel bearing in process?   

Can you further define the "scraping" noise?  CV joints
will go click-click-click with each revolution of the
wheel. Awheel bearing will make a continuous noise and
get louder (or quieter) when you turn, as more weight is
applied to it (or removed from it).  I don't know if a
bad wheel bearing will heat up the wheel, though.

FWIW, I had a rear wheel brake caliper where the brake
pads failed to retract that caused the rotor to glow and
the wheel to get warm, almost hot to the touch.

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Kent McLean
'94 100 S Avant, "Moody"
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy" up in smoke