Brake Fluid Saturated Pads
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Admittedly, this is not a Road Race/Time Attack question, but the people that visit this side of the forums are way more knowledgable on brakes.
To make a long story short, after 5 months, I took my car out of storage. Turns out that one of my front brake caliper seals went out and brake fluid leaked all over the pads/rotor.
My question is, is it safe to use brake pads that have been saturated in brake fluid for an unknown amount of time? I cleaned off the pads with brake cleaner.
So far, I've rebleed my brake system and have tried to rebed my pads. The car pulls a little more to the side that did not have the leak, but I'm hoping that this will go away with more driving over time.
Admittedly, this is not a Road Race/Time Attack question, but the people that visit this side of the forums are way more knowledgable on brakes.
To make a long story short, after 5 months, I took my car out of storage. Turns out that one of my front brake caliper seals went out and brake fluid leaked all over the pads/rotor.
My question is, is it safe to use brake pads that have been saturated in brake fluid for an unknown amount of time? I cleaned off the pads with brake cleaner.
So far, I've rebleed my brake system and have tried to rebed my pads. The car pulls a little more to the side that did not have the leak, but I'm hoping that this will go away with more driving over time.
Pad material is actually quite porous. Most likely it's all soaked with brake fluid.
Brake fluid is flammable, so it is NOT a good idea to keep using the pads.
Brake fluid is flammable, so it is NOT a good idea to keep using the pads.
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