ok i'm the dolt of the day.. ;)

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Joseph  Fortino
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----         Joseph Fortino <fortino1@ONEBOX.COM> wrote:
> please all stay away from the maxi pads, they burn off real fast,
> stick with german types, mexco?? iffy china iffy.
>
> check your pads
>
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> Joseph  Fortino
> fortino1@onebox.com - email
> (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax
>
>
>
> ----         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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