Could a bad rim be the reason the back passenger rim on my 2000 VW Golf is heating up? I just put on my new winter tires which were put on OLD spare rims my mechanic had laying around. After the change I took a quick drive with max 60 mph and afterwards the back passenger rim was hot to the touch.
A few things to note - only this rim was hot ( I checked ) - there are no vibrations or symptoms present typical of a bad bearing - I do not THINK the problem was present before as I changed the tires within 20 min after driving home from work and the old rim was NOT hot - I put the car in neutral (it's a stick) and was able to push the car no problem so I don't think the brakes are involved.