burning rubber smell?
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burning rubber smell?
recently a few times i have gotten out of my truck after a small drive (mostly on the snow and pavement) to smell burning rubber, not a strong strong, but enough to smell it, coming from the rear driver side tire area, i checked the tire all over, not even warm anywhere, i havent gotten under the truck yet to see but i was thinking maybe the exhaust is touching one of the rubber hangers? i dont think its the tire so what else can it be? ill be getting under the truck when it gets warmer. any similar experiences?
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clutch is new, and isnt slipping, its coming from the rear of the truck, i just dont know where yet lol, its too cold to get under the truck right now.
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New clutch doesn't smell like burning rubber. Smells like roasting brake pads (asbestos). Trust me. Just roasted 3 clutches on my dodge. 750hp/1010tq outta that cummins powerhouse with a heavy foot doing 3rd gear 4wd launches tends to do that!
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I was going to post about this last week but figured no one else would have a similar problem.
I smell burning rubber from the right rear tire area.
I haven't seen anything obvious but it's been too cold and snowy to lie under the truck.
I smell burning rubber from the right rear tire area.
I haven't seen anything obvious but it's been too cold and snowy to lie under the truck.
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I would guess that the exhaust is touching something. One time in high school my friend had a plastic bag fly under his car and melt to the muffler it stunk for weeks. good luck.
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check and see if your ebrake is frozen.... if its only coming from the one side of trucks , specifically when it is cold out, it could be that the light is going out but the actual brake is not releasing fully couldnt it?
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I don't think that's my problem. It smells like burning rubber not brake pad, and my brake drum is not hot.
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mine either, and i dont have a spare tire, still havent gotten under to have a look yet, but drums arent hot, no spare tire, still think its a rubber mount or something, will post if/when i figure ito out
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Maybe it's a Canadian thing Seeing as the exhaust comes out on the opposite side (If you are calling the pass. side the right side) that's a tough call. IF v6 you might see if there is a hanger for the crossover somewhere on the right side. Otherwise, that's just strange