

| Subject: | Re: Brake Fade |
| From: | Edward Maglott |
| Date: | Fri, 9 Sep 2011 21:51:44 -0400 |
Thanks for the responses. I have pretty fresh brake fluid and am pretty sure I didn't boil it. It just really wasn't that hot around the brakes other than the pads and rotors. I finally got a chance to take the brakes apart last night and the pads were pretty glazed. I took them to the college where I work and had the automotive guy look at them. He had a special pad on an air tool and removed the glaze lickety-split. He also gave me some stuff to put on the pads and some stuff to put on the rotors that is supposed to help prevent glazing. I will note what those chemicals are and report back. Break-in procedure. There were no break in instructions with the pads. I found several mentioned on the internet. Tire Rack for example lists procedures for the Various brands they sell. http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=85 Different ways of putting heat in the brakes and then letting them cool completely seems to be the theme. When I talked to the auto-tech instructor he said that like me, he had always heard growing up to just go easy on them for the first couple hundred miles. But that now, the mfgs in general are recommending several hard stops then let them cool completely. I'm sure I can find the box mine came in and maybe figure out what that mfg recommends. I'm open to suggestions. Edward
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