I changed the brakes and the rear rotars Friday afternoon/night and then driving back home tonight, 30min drive, when I got out notice like a burning smell and then felt that the rotars were pretty dam hot.

I've done my brakes on the car & my Jeep before and never had an issue like this...

I'm wondering if maybe the emergency brake (drums) are sticking or dragging. I did have a hard time getting the rotars to pull off the rear hub/axle.

Any advice or input would be great.

Thanks in advance,
Chris

 

Holy Hot Rear Rotors batman!!!

Are both rear rotors getting hot? If just one side is maybe a pad is loose. If it is both sides, Probably something going on with the E-brake. When you put the new pads on did you push out the piston so the pads would clear the rotor, If you didn't the brakes won't adjust properly.

 

Gotta' clean all around those pistons and free them of dirt and debris etc.
If the pistons are not retracting fully into the caliper due to this dirt, the new pads with their increased friction material depth, will cause the pads to "drag" on the rotor/disc as the pistons can't retract back and deep enough into the caliper for the pads to "float" over the rotor as designed.
This will cause you the heat build up your describing.
Are both rotors very hot?
A lot of people just throw on new pads etc, without all the necessary cleaning and checking and re-greasing of the caliper slider bolts and think they've done a brake job???
Not saying you did this however.
Hope this helps?
Al.

 

Yea both rotars are hot and also it was a little hard to push the Caliper Piston back into the caliper. Also the slider pins for calipers were hard to slide.

 

your calipers might be dragging. lube the slides and the piston so both can move back and forth freely