What is up with these brake pads, part II
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What is up with these brake pads, part II
Recap: Used Panther + and R4 pads last year. Never warped a rotor on track. Use cheap-*** pads (go here: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=132398) one time on track and warp the rotors to hell.
New: Used Jon Felton's (thanks again Jon) R4 pads and V700s this past weekend at VIR in exchange for him being able to drive my car a few times that weekend.
So there were 2 drivers, much harder driving and less cool-down time since the checker was thrown at Oak Tree instead of start/finish. Result: not a hint of warping. None.
Same track. Same driver. Same temperature (within a few degrees). Same rotors (just had them turned, so if anything they should warp easier since there's less metal now). Much harder driving. Less cool off time. No warping.
I have to conclude that the cheap pads are causing the rotors to warp. I just don't know how or why. It doesn't make sense. Anyone care to make a stab at it? Where's Andie?
[Modified by MaddMatt, 3:16 PM 2/28/2002]
New: Used Jon Felton's (thanks again Jon) R4 pads and V700s this past weekend at VIR in exchange for him being able to drive my car a few times that weekend.
So there were 2 drivers, much harder driving and less cool-down time since the checker was thrown at Oak Tree instead of start/finish. Result: not a hint of warping. None.
Same track. Same driver. Same temperature (within a few degrees). Same rotors (just had them turned, so if anything they should warp easier since there's less metal now). Much harder driving. Less cool off time. No warping.
I have to conclude that the cheap pads are causing the rotors to warp. I just don't know how or why. It doesn't make sense. Anyone care to make a stab at it? Where's Andie?
[Modified by MaddMatt, 3:16 PM 2/28/2002]
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Re: What is up with these brake pads, part II (MaddMatt)
Matt, I used to have that problem with the civic. I had metal masters on the car at the Glen and by the end of the weekend at the braking zone for one, the whole front end was shaking horribly under braking. What it was was crappy pads depositing pad material on the rotors. Not the rotors warping. I went through two sets of rotors before I figured out what it was. Solution... Hawk Blues. Yes, they do eat the rotors up a bit more than other pads but they have never ever warped a rotor.
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Re: What is up with these brake pads, part II (4doorH22)
What are the symptoms of the warpage? Is the wheel vibrating with even light braking
I briefly entertained the idea that the more aggressive pad was actually shaving the rotors ever-so-slightly and keeping them from warping. But if it's just a transfer layer thing, it should go away with time, right? I took the rotors to O-man to get turned, I suppose he could tell me if they were really warped. He wasn't at the shop when I picked them up.
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Re: What is up with these brake pads, part II (MaddMatt)
But if it's just a transfer layer thing, it should go away with time, right? I took the rotors to O-man to get turned,
did you use a "dial-indicator" on them to measure the run-out?
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Re: What is up with these brake pads, part II (MaddMatt)
I don't know if this has been posted here before, but... It's titled "THE WARPED BRAKE DISC AND OTHER MYTHS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM" by Carroll Smith.
So-called "warped" brakes are caused by non-uniform pad material transfer to the rotor. Considering the complex cycle of brake material transfer that occurs as is explained in the article, it's no surprise that the extent of "warping" is highly sensitive to pad material being used.
Highly recommended reading.
http://stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
So-called "warped" brakes are caused by non-uniform pad material transfer to the rotor. Considering the complex cycle of brake material transfer that occurs as is explained in the article, it's no surprise that the extent of "warping" is highly sensitive to pad material being used.
Highly recommended reading.
http://stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
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Re: What is up with these brake pads, part II (MaddMatt)
But if it's just a transfer layer thing, it should go away with time, right?
I knew my Materials Science degree(s!) would eventually pay off
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Re: What is up with these brake pads, part II (whitney)
Highly recommended reading.
http://stoptech.com/whitepapers/warped_rotors_myth.htm
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