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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 11:07 PM
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Default Brake Fluid Saturated Pads

Hi

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.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 04:52 AM
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The fluid is in the pad regardless so id lean towards the side of safety, and replace it rather than chance something bad happening.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 09:05 AM
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not safe.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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Yeah man, like lwnslw's gif.... that most likely would be bad very quickly. Brake pads are so cheap its just not even worth it.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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idk about soooo cheap. but yea cheap compared to wat it could cost some one if **** hits the fan.
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Old Mar 31, 2012 | 07:02 PM
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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.
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Old Apr 1, 2012 | 06:21 PM
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Default Re: Brake Fluid Saturated Pads

Thanks for the suggestions fellas. I'll be swapping out some new pads!
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