Hi all,yet another little problem with me daily drive twinturbo!I have noticed after driving in any style there is a slight burning smell coming from the drivers side rear wheel.I have felt the tire and its never warm enough to make a burning smell(smell is similar to burning rubber)i havent a clue what this is but its bugging me a bit incase it leads to a big problem:cry: i have noticed a lot of oil on my carpark at about the point were the rear diff would be?im unsure if the oil is of mine thow as i have topark it were i can!

check the drive shaft boot conditions, i know they can smell if motoring along and you have passengers in the rear.

Def check the driveshaft boots both near the wheels and the diff. Also the diff as it may be leaking, then it may be bye bye diff.

Or could be the rear shoes inside the discs, need to remove the caliper then the disc. One of mine moved and was catching the inside.

If all looks ok remember the exhausts run quite close to rear tyres and can heat them up I have standered exhausts and 18" alloys and I can somtimes smell rubber burning from rear tyres(when stoped) and put it down to hot exhausts heating the tyres slightley

hmm yeah could be that lol there is a lot more little niggles starting since the cold weather has started im not looking forward to the -10 tonight!

Def check the driveshaft boots both near the wheels and the diff. Also the diff as it may be leaking, then it may be bye bye diff.

Or could be the rear shoes inside the discs, need to remove the caliper then the disc. One of mine moved and was catching the inside.

 

could well be the disk as i did noice a slight rubbing noise just before the burning smell started.what would be the symptoms of the diff dying?

could well be the disk as i did noice a slight rubbing noise just before the burning smell started.what would be the symptoms of the diff dying?

 

If its the diff, there will be a leak somewhere it will be visible, worth checking the levels and tighten up the gasket.

How far up does your handbrake go? if its right up, the shoes need adjusting, take off disc, and clean all moving parts with copper grease, get someone to work the handbrake as you look at it.

Put disc back on and there is an inspection hole with a rubber gromet, put this at 6 o'clock, at the very bottom, then with a flat blade screwdriver it can be adjusted upwards to expand shoes, downwards to loosen.

is it a uk car ? if so prob the diff cooler pipes

JAMIETT

no its jap spec.cheers sussexstu il do that as the hand brake comes up all the way and is anoying anyway.