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Rear driver side brakes running hot

Tiny
MIKEY SOUL
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Vehicle is a 1988 Chevrolet Silverado rear wheel drive pickup.

I noticed Sunday last the smell of binding brakes. Got out and found that the rear driver rim was hot to touch.
The passenger rear rim was cool as a cucumber.

Drove straight to shop and left it overnight. Mechanic said he took off wheel Monday morning and could not locate anything unusual. He said drum came off very readily. He did not have to bang it with a hammer to get it off.

We are wondering what could cause this overheating on just the driver rear side?
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Friday, July 20th, 2007 AT 6:44 PM

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Tiny
MMUSICK
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I had this same problem on my 1995 C1500. If you are not afraid to drive it a bit see if it loosens up when it gets hot. I had a blown axle seal on the passenger side and the axle grease had leaked onto the drum break causing increased friction thus heat but only on the one side. It was a lot of work to fix but can be done in an afternoon. Try to check and see if the problem is the same as mine. Good luck!
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 AT 5:21 PM
Tiny
MIKEY SOUL
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Hi mmusick, thanks for your suggestion. I shall mention this to the mechanic. Thanks again.

Mikey Soul.
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 AT 6:33 AM

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