Think I found why my front brakes were making a grinding sound
07-23-2008, 04:04 PM
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Think I found why my front brakes were making a grinding sound
Driving me nuts hearing my brakes grind when I knew I had a lot of pad left. I went ahead and bought some new ProStop Ceramic pads (had them on my 626, great pads) at Pep Boys. Pulled off the old pads and this is what I found on the right front:
It appears whatever metallic material used was causing some very light grooving in the pad itself-you should be able to see it in the top part of the pad. Didn't seen any problems with the rotors.
No idea who made the pads on the car, they have an "AM" stamped on them. Anyway, I bedded in the new brakes and stopping is now grind free.
It appears whatever metallic material used was causing some very light grooving in the pad itself-you should be able to see it in the top part of the pad. Didn't seen any problems with the rotors.
No idea who made the pads on the car, they have an "AM" stamped on them. Anyway, I bedded in the new brakes and stopping is now grind free.
07-24-2008, 09:39 AM
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i didn't know OEM replacements were zinc plated! i thought just aftermarket rotors were.. where did you get those... not the stealer right?
07-24-2008, 10:34 AM
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I painted the hub area of all 8 of my rotors (yes, 8: 4 on the car, 4 spares ready to go) with black hi-temp spray paint. Cut out a template from cardboard, degreased and acetone'd the hub areas, and sprayed 'em.
One of my brakes is making that grind. Will check it out!
-AJ
One of my brakes is making that grind. Will check it out!
-AJ
07-24-2008, 02:40 PM
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I just replaced all 4 of my rotors with Brembo blanks about a week ago, as well as replaced OEM pads with Hawk HPS. After only a couple days of rain, my new shiny rotors became bright orange around the hub with rust...WTF? Is there anything I can do to fix this before it gets worse, and to prevent it in the future? I might have to try what AJ~ did...any easier solutions?
07-24-2008, 02:49 PM
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07-24-2008, 03:16 PM
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I just replaced all 4 of my rotors with Brembo blanks about a week ago, as well as replaced OEM pads with Hawk HPS. After only a couple days of rain, my new shiny rotors became bright orange around the hub with rust...WTF? Is there anything I can do to fix this before it gets worse, and to prevent it in the future? I might have to try what AJ~ did...any easier solutions?
07-24-2008, 03:41 PM
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Thanks, maybe I'll try painting them black or something...
07-24-2008, 05:36 PM
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I just replaced all 4 of my rotors with Brembo blanks about a week ago, as well as replaced OEM pads with Hawk HPS. After only a couple days of rain, my new shiny rotors became bright orange around the hub with rust...WTF? Is there anything I can do to fix this before it gets worse, and to prevent it in the future? I might have to try what AJ~ did...any easier solutions?
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