Rear Hot Wheel After driving
So i’ve noticed these past few days my right rear wheel is hot after driving(the tire itself is cool, the rim feels hot) and the other three are completely cold.
Prior to this my left rear tire had a nail in it. The tire shop said they couldn’t patch it. The nail was too close to the edge. They sold me a new one. This new wheel is a different brand, so it has different a tread. They didn’t have the same kind I had. It’s the same size tire the only difference is that the speed rating on the new one is W and on the other 3 it’s V.
I went back and told the tire shop about this issue. The owner said the difference in tires wouldn’t cause this issue, but I never noticed prior to changing out the left tire. It’s pretty obvious too because it smells burnt.
Can mixing tires cause the brakes to heat up as I described my car is doing?
If so what should I do? Replace the right rear tire so that tires on the back axel are the same?
My tires are still good I don’t want to replace all them right now. And this is the second time I got a nail in a tire in the past few months.
My car is a Honda Civic 2018.
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It sounds like a brake issue. The tire is independent from the others unless it’s awd so the tire size, tread, and speed rating won’t make a difference, especially if the tire isn’t hot.
There are a lot of issues that could be causing this. The most common is if the parking brake is too tight or the slide pins are sticking or seized. You can get an infrared thermometer pretty cheap. Just measure the brake rotor temp after driving a while. If one is more than the others by more than30-40 degrees there is probably a problem. Keep in mind the front should be higher than the rear.
Nothing at all to do with the tires, sounds like you have a brake hanging up or possibly a wheel bearing that’s completely trashed.