Rear brakes hotter than fronts?

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Old 08-13-2009, 09:40 PM
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Rear brakes hotter than fronts?

Is it normal for the rear disks to be hotter than the fronts after normal driving? (03 F-150 SCrew FX4)

I bought one of those infrared thermometers for my trailer hub bearings (more accurate than checking them by feel) and decided to check my brakes for $^!#$ and giggles and found the rear brakes hotter than the front bby about 50 degress. I got the same results 2 days in a row. I thought the front brakes did 60% of the work, so shouldn't they be hotter? Is it because the rear disks are solid and the fronts have the vent fins around the outside?
 
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Old 09-06-2009, 09:30 AM
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Your e brake could be partially engaged and seized, most likely the cause.
 
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:20 PM
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X2 on the ebrake. Check it out could be engaged.
 
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Old 09-07-2009, 06:19 PM
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How would I check that?
 



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