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Re: Brake Upgrades
This could be incredibly bad. Here's what happenned in my former
BMW325i.
Rubbing brake pad = excess heat = boiling brake fluid = wrecked master
cylinder & both side calipers = major money repair for both rotors,
both calipers and master cylinder, as well as a nasty experience with
total brake failure, when there was only boiling brake fluid in the
lines.
Basically, bad.
If your brake are still steaming 5 minites after you park, there's
something wrong. At leats, that's my humble opinion. They will almost
ALWAYS be "warm". But instant steam? Way too hot.
Sundie...
poopface wrote:
>
> >I just did the Mintex Pads at 51k (I was sick of the brake dust), and my
> >rotors were fine. Didn't even have to turn 'em. Run your finger along the
> >flat surface of the rotor and feel for grooves or undualtions. If there's no
> >grooves, you're fine.
>
> Ditto (ditto), ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Redbox. Good pads. Might
> squeak a little, but that's metallic pads for you.
>
> While we're on the topic ...
> Ought one's brake pads to rub against the rotors fairly regularly?
> Even at highway speeds? Mine have ever since I had the Redbox pads
> installed. Good? Bad? Par for the course? They work fine, have worked
> fine for 8k miles, including a 480mi trip from Maine to Deleware and the
> trip back. I noticed that after a brief jaunt of maybe 50 miles
> round-trip at highway speeds water steamed off of them. I went from point
> A to point B and back, then hosed the car off upon returning (it needed
> it) ... and TSSSSSS! Major steam from all four wheels when I accidentally
> splashed water on them. Needless to say, I immediately AVOIDED them with
> the cool water so as to avoid temperature-change cracking and whatnot.
> But is that normal? It can't be ...
> -Tom
> '95 GLX, '84 GLi.
>
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> /|=- Thomas J. Boyer --=|/
> /|=- cyng@lamere.net --=|/
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