OK, so here's the story. Bought an '83 300TD (with manual trans!) and don't get it 10 miles down the road when I see smoke coming from the front tires and detect that "hot" smell that associate with brakes. Stop the car, find the hubcaps and lug nuts WAY too hot to touch on both front tires.

Here's the question: is it more likely that both front brake caliper pistons have siezed up at exactly the same time, or that both front wheel bearings having crapped out at exactly the same time?

Question 2- has anybody had wheel bearings crap out and get REALLY hot in the process?

Thanks for the input- your info is going to help me figure out which method to use to get it from where it is now to where it needs to be.

cheers,
randy