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Re: Brake fade is back with the warm summer temps! Got a question

Subject: Re: Brake fade is back with the warm summer temps! Got a question
by damien89 on 2012/6/11 16:42:22

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BillH wrote:

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damien89 wrote: As for the pads bedding i did a few stops from 60mph then let the brakes cool by driving and using the brakes as least as possible if i remember correctly.  That's probably not enough, you need to smell the pads and then let them cool.

 

 I have never checked the wheel bearings but i don't think that they have much play in them as the vette only has 20500miles.

 

As for brake fluid i was thinking more like Motul rbf600 or Castrol react srf. The castrol lma is almost the same spec as the one i'm using in regards to the dry/wet boiling points. That is way overkill, especially for the $$$ and it's not needed, your problem is something else.

 

 Could it be that because this vette sits in a garage most of the time in winter it absorbs moisture alot more then other cars which are used? Nope. 

 

As for the bias issue i have hawk hp on the front and the normal semi metallic pads on the rear, could this be another thing to cause this problem? Anyone have any other opinions? Bingo, yes, change the rears. Some production racecars use different pad  material front & rear to change bias, it's a real bitch to get it right.

Bedding in the pads - 3 stops 30mph to 5 (do not totally stop the car), 5 stops 60 to 5 with medium pedal pressure, 2 stops from 80 to 5 with heavy pedal pressure. then stay off the brakes until you can park it.

If the brakes are still hot, move the car 1 foot every minute 5 or 6 times (helps the rotors).



Thanks for the quick reply will try ordering the pads and see how it goes.
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