please all stay away from the maxi pads, they burn off real fast,
stick with german types, mexco?? iffy china iffy.

check you pads

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----         pensioner <al_knoll@PACBELL.NET> wrote:
> The very best pads are made from compressed Kudzu from Joel's back
> lot.
> Since these are proprietary with Joel's friends and only work south
> of the
> MD line us older car owners gotta use other stuff.
>
> Pads and brakes 102:  The pad is an insulator and friction device.
>  The disk
> is the heat dissipator.  The pad material can either last a looong
> time and
> wear out the disk or last a short time and not wear the disk as much.
>
> With mountain driving I would expect to replace the pads at 15-20Kmi.
>  Job
> is simple, messy, satisfying and inexpensive.
>
> ATE and Brembo make pads that are OE on vanagons.
>
> For braking efficiency/fade resistance on a racetrack, metallic pads
> are the
> answer as they conduct more heat to the disk.  They also have the highest
> abrasion factor and wear the disks quickly.
>
> For braking efficiency/fade resistance in mountain driving, semi-metallic
> pads may be better than standard.
>
> Toodling around town with the dog eating the groceries in the back,
> standard
> pads will work fine.
>
> Pick your environment, select the type of pad you want/need and live
> with
> the disk life it provides.
>
> MUCH easier than chopping, drying, shaping, bonding Kudzu to those
> backing
> plates, isn't it Unca Joel.
>
> cheers,
>
> Pensioner
>

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