

| Subject: | Re: Hot brakes! |
| From: | Vincent Dow |
| Date: | Mon, 9 Apr 2018 18:00:56 +0000 |
Thanks for answering... (Man I need to use spell-check) Sorry yeah, that CA-23 is very steep on the western slope! I’ll try That low speed/cool brakes trick to see if my rotors are smoked. I just didn’t think a light vehicles brakes were so likely to overheat. I’m about to leave for the east coast/ Quebec. I expected to be in mesquite Arizona tonight. I’ll gave to see if i need new rotors... that would set me back V On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 10:55 AM Dan Lamb <mopargramps@yahoo.com> wrote: > I know that hill-nice area. When the brakes are cool, at low speed, push > progressively harder on the brake pedal. If the rotors are warped, you > should feel it in the steering wheel. Hop this helps. > > Dan > Country Homes Camper, the Huckleberry Sky > > > On Apr 9, 2018, at 9:08 AM, Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > Was for billing through Malibu hills in my 1982 weary - had a sense they > > brakes were to bring very grabby.., > > Then. Had to push them hard to stop st the bottom of the hill stop sign > > (route 1) > > My front brakes were smoking slightly, smelled like overheated truck > > brakes. > > Never experienced this before in a passenger vehicle. We did go down s > long > > and seriously steep hill... but smoking? > > > > Are my rotors gonna be warped? > > -vinnie > >
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