hi, i just completed a five-lug conversion on my '94 prelude. while i had the fronts off i decided to go ahead and replace the rotors with brembo stock size slotted rotors.the first time i drove the car...slowly, i noticed a spongy pedal feel. i expected this to happen, however after driving it the second time i still notice a scraping sound like if i'm braking only i'm not. the spoingy feel had gone away. maybe the pads have to re-seat? they're still stock pads. the wheels have enough clearance. i was going to order some hawk pads soon. do those sound good? any info would be appreciated. thanks.

 

Does the sound come right after you where braking. Like if you stop and start to go is it there then and goes away after a second? If that's the case I would check to see how easily your calipers move on the sliders. Maybe they are sticking.

Maybe you have a frozen caliper? Feel the center of the rims when you stop and see if they are hot. See if one is hotter than the others. They should be warm but not too hot to touch, unless of course you just did a lot of high speed braking.

Another thing that could have happened is the dust shield could have bent when you where installing and is now rubbing on the rotor somewhere.

Okay just re-read - did you not replace the pads when you did the rotors???
All pads need to seat but that should not take more than a few light brakings. Also make sure you break in the new rotors. If you didn't replace the pads and have not put too many miles on the new rotors I would replace them with new ones.

The spongy feeling you got is just the pistons in the calipers going back out.

 

i removed the brake dust shields from both the front and the rear before putting them back on. i hear the sound while i'm just rolling. it's a constant sound.<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sephro &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Does the sound come right after you where braking. Like if you stop and start to go is it there then and goes away after a second? If that's the case I would check to see how easily your calipers move on the sliders. Maybe they are sticking.

Maybe you have a frozen caliper? Feel the center of the rims when you stop and see if they are hot. See if one is hotter than the others. They should be warm but not too hot to touch, unless of course you just did a lot of high speed braking.

Another thing that could have happened is the dust shield could have bent when you where installing and is now rubbing on the rotor somewhere.

Okay just re-read - did you not replace the pads when you did the rotors???
All pads need to seat but that should not take more than a few light brakings. Also make sure you break in the new rotors. If you didn't replace the pads and have not put too many miles on the new rotors I would replace them with new ones.

The spongy feeling you got is just the pistons in the calipers going back out. </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

did you replace the pads and rotors? or just the rotors? it sounds like your pads are low.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by slowone &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i removed the brake dust shields from both the front and the rear before putting them back on. i hear the sound while i'm just rolling. it's a constant sound.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That could be warn pads or it could be the sliders need to be regreased.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Elkins911 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did you replace the pads and rotors? or just the rotors? it sounds like your pads are low. </TD></TR></TABLE>just the rotors. the pads seemed really thick.

 

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That could be warn pads or it could be the sliders need to be regreased. </TD></TR></TABLE>what are the sliders? what kind of grease would i use?

 

The sliders (might not be official name) are the things that the caliper bolts onto. They slide in and out to allow the caliper to move. They have a rubber boot on them. I used synthetic brake parts grease. You can just use any high-temp grease. Just see first if they move easily. If not pull them out, the boot will come right off and you can put it back in. Clean out all the crap in there. Then put the grease in and the boot back on and your in business.

 

Just so you know, you cannot use Stock brake pads with any slotted, cross drilled, or cross drilled and slotted rotor.The material they were not designed with cannot handle slotted rotors, upgrade the pads and the noise will go away. i recommend the AEM pads as they are manufactured by NISSIN, who is the oem supplier of honda brake components.

 

I had oem pads with x-drilled and slotted rotors for 2 years with no problem.

Does the sound go away when you brake? If so, you're probly missing some hardware.