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F150 steering wheel shakes while towing front wheel gets hot and has brake smell?
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∙ 16y ago
Regardless of the cause, your front brake pads have become overheated and must be replaced for safety reasons. They may break apart unexpectedly. The shaking steering wheel indicates that excessive heat has damaged the front brake rotors which should also be replaced now.
Assuming this overheating does not happen without the trailer:
You may be towing too heavy of a trailer or driving too fast or braking too aggressively
while towing. Use of a trailer brake (a brake system on the trailer itself) may help. If you have a trailer brake it may not be working properly. You might also have a trailer that is loaded too heavily towards the front reducing tongue weight. Consider shifting weight on/in the trailer rearward.
If only one of the front brakes hets hot and stinky, you probably have a restricted brake hose or a hanging brake caliper which should be replaced. You could also have a problem of rear brakes working poorly. If the rear brakes are drum type, check for correct adjustment and normal operation of the automatic adjusting mechanism.
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YOUR FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED. YOU NEED A BRAKE JOB.
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