my brakes smoke after a spirited drive around the block!
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my brakes smoke after a spirited drive around the block!
i have a 90 hatch si with rotora slotted disk and aem pads on stock calipers.
The last two times i have driven it i have come home and the left side has been smoking. I'm thinking the flat black paint on the steelies could be the problem because its just regular spray paint.
What else can it be guys, the brakes arent glowing or anything and its just on the left side. help please!
The last two times i have driven it i have come home and the left side has been smoking. I'm thinking the flat black paint on the steelies could be the problem because its just regular spray paint.
What else can it be guys, the brakes arent glowing or anything and its just on the left side. help please!
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Re: my brakes smoke after a spirited drive around the block! (90_EF_Si)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90_EF_Si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have a 90 hatch si with rotora slotted disk and aem pads on stock calipers.
The last two times i have driven it i have come home and the left side has been smoking. I'm thinking the flat black paint on the steelies could be the problem because its just regular spray paint.
What else can it be guys, the brakes arent glowing or anything and its just on the left side. help please! </TD></TR></TABLE>
could be a caliper thats freezing up on you
The last two times i have driven it i have come home and the left side has been smoking. I'm thinking the flat black paint on the steelies could be the problem because its just regular spray paint.
What else can it be guys, the brakes arent glowing or anything and its just on the left side. help please!
</TD></TR></TABLE>could be a caliper thats freezing up on you
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could u explain a frozen caliper? sorry for the noob question.
the brakes feel normal and dont pull to one side when i brake hard. they seem fine mechanically.
the brakes feel normal and dont pull to one side when i brake hard. they seem fine mechanically.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90_EF_Si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could u explain a frozen caliper? sorry for the noob question.
the brakes feel normal and dont pull to one side when i brake hard. they seem fine mechanically.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hmmm....well if it doesnt pull to one side then its probably not a frozen caliper. have you taken the wheel off and examined the pad and rotor?
the brakes feel normal and dont pull to one side when i brake hard. they seem fine mechanically.</TD></TR></TABLE>
hmmm....well if it doesnt pull to one side then its probably not a frozen caliper. have you taken the wheel off and examined the pad and rotor?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90_EF_Si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah they look fine, nothing out of the norm, could it be the paint, i sprayed the inside of the wheels too.
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does the inside of the left wheel look odd? like any sort of paint disfigurement?
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does the inside of the left wheel look odd? like any sort of paint disfigurement?
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you know what, yeah, there is some paint thats all f-ed up in there, thanks a lot temp. i just looked at it, im hoping thats the end of it. if there are more problems i will be back, thanks again temp.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90_EF_Si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you know what, yeah, there is some paint thats all f-ed up in there, thanks a lot temp. i just looked at it, im hoping thats the end of it. if there are more problems i will be back, thanks again temp. </TD></TR></TABLE>
why not take some paint thinner to the f-d up paint and then take it for a drive, see if it smokes up still
why not take some paint thinner to the f-d up paint and then take it for a drive, see if it smokes up still
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