smoking wheels but not in a good way

[crispymorning]

Complete novice here again.
So I don't look too thick when I take her into the garage, words of wisdom required please. After a blast over the moors home, noticed a burning rubber smell. The front drivers side wheel was smoking when I parked up. Brakes haven't stuck (free wheeled back into parking space with no bother).
Ideas/suggestions please, and will it be expensive?

[Monumental]

Are you sure the brake isn't binding? It's possible that it's binding enough to cause the pad material to smoke but not so much that you can't 'freewheel'. It would be easy to jack the car up and see if there is any resistance when you try to move the wheel.

[Digby]

Do you have spiggot rings on the wheels by any chance?
And are the wheel nuts tight?

[crispymorning]

Wheel nuts are tight, thanks, and no spigot rings on. Looks like jack out to see if wheel free. Needs fixing before my jaunt to Abersoch next week.

[MX-5 Lazza]

I'd say it us probably a sticking brake too. Another possible is a seizing wheel bearing but I'm sure you'd have plenty of other symptoms if it was that bad.

[5harp3y]

burning rubber and smoke?

tyre rubbing on suspension/wheelarch?

[crispymorning]

Knackered slipped brakepad. Mr Garageman has fixed her.

Thanks for ideas and help

[MX-5 Lazza]

crispymorning said:

Knackered slipped brakepad.

What's a "slipped brakepad"?

[towelie]

crispymorning said:

Wheel nuts are tight, thanks, and no spigot rings on. Looks like jack out to see if wheel free. Needs fixing before my jaunt to Abersoch next week.

lol last week i was hooning it all over the moores and then went onto abersoch, best drive ive had yet in the 5, except it did show me i need better pads after setting them on fire.. make sure you go at about 9, 10 at night, otherwise you find you never get a free run.. overtook about 30 odd cars on the way home alone..

an now i have absolutely no money at all, after spending it all on fuel :rollseyes:

hope you have a great drive!

[Odie]

MX-5 Lazza said:

crispymorning said:

Knackered slipped brakepad.

What's a "slipped brakepad"?

Friction material sheered off the metal backing material perhaps? ive seen it happen but not on an mx5...