Bradley G
04-03-2011, 06:03 PM
Last Friday the Brake transformation began about 11 in the A.M.
It was 30* outside so getting use of the shop was a bonus!
I worked off the floor but the jack I had was a monster, so It was a good working height.
I did the fronts first starting on the rt. side.
That 1st rotor was rusted to the hub worse, by far over the others.
The Brakes were a couple 3 seasons old so the linings in the rear had a good 7-8 MM left and the fronts 4-5.
I throughly cleaned and regreased the slide pins and cleaned the severly rusted contact points.
I took some time to wire brush the heavy rust off the hubs and lightly coated the surfaces with antiseize.
The job went smooth as silk , I did have to lightly tap the inboard brake pad to seat it as they seem to be very tight fit.
I finished up and had it outside by before 3 , anxiously wanting to see how they felt.
The first push on the pedal had me to the floor with no stop in progress.
After several pumps the pedal came back.
The Initial few stops had me thinking these were a gimick and they were just hype.
The pedal effort felt similar to before the new brake work.
It was raining so I drove around regular no harsh stops .
I told the guys that the brakes were fine just nothing special, and I was not crazy happy about how they felt.
I was reminded that the powder coating or E coating would wear off after several uses and might change over time.
That did make sense as the coating was evident by looking at the products finish.
I did snap a few shots, I'll load them from work tomorrrow.
After a couple days of driving now, I am delighted to report that they continue to feel better as I use them.
After several heat cycles now, I'm ready for bedding.
I described the bedding process to Mrs. Bradley G and she said it was an excuse to start wearing them out right away!
It was 30* outside so getting use of the shop was a bonus!
I worked off the floor but the jack I had was a monster, so It was a good working height.
I did the fronts first starting on the rt. side.
That 1st rotor was rusted to the hub worse, by far over the others.
The Brakes were a couple 3 seasons old so the linings in the rear had a good 7-8 MM left and the fronts 4-5.
I throughly cleaned and regreased the slide pins and cleaned the severly rusted contact points.
I took some time to wire brush the heavy rust off the hubs and lightly coated the surfaces with antiseize.
The job went smooth as silk , I did have to lightly tap the inboard brake pad to seat it as they seem to be very tight fit.
I finished up and had it outside by before 3 , anxiously wanting to see how they felt.
The first push on the pedal had me to the floor with no stop in progress.
After several pumps the pedal came back.
The Initial few stops had me thinking these were a gimick and they were just hype.
The pedal effort felt similar to before the new brake work.
It was raining so I drove around regular no harsh stops .
I told the guys that the brakes were fine just nothing special, and I was not crazy happy about how they felt.
I was reminded that the powder coating or E coating would wear off after several uses and might change over time.
That did make sense as the coating was evident by looking at the products finish.
I did snap a few shots, I'll load them from work tomorrrow.
After a couple days of driving now, I am delighted to report that they continue to feel better as I use them.
After several heat cycles now, I'm ready for bedding.
I described the bedding process to Mrs. Bradley G and she said it was an excuse to start wearing them out right away!