Rear brake advice after new pad install

[Grant Lenahan]

Where there's heat, there's either a heat source (unlikely) or 
friction.....
On Feb 5, 2006, at 4:59 PM, <iain.atkinson at tesco.net> wrote:

> Car moves really easy even on the flat, maybe i need to to pull it 
> apart again and have another loo, does sound like sticky pads.
>
> iain
>>
>> From: Grant Lenahan <glenahan at fastmail.fm>
>> Date: 2006/02/05 Sun PM 09:16:11 GMT
>> To: iain.atkinson at tesco.net
>> CC: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: Rear brake advice after new pad install
>>
>> Cables may be working normally, but are the pads dragging? You should
>> be able to tell, either by sound, feel, or jacking it up and looking
>> (in gear please).
>>
>> Grant
>> On Feb 5, 2006, at 3:25 PM, <iain.atkinson at tesco.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Folks
>>>
>>> replaced the rear pads today in my 1990 cq20v, after install the
>>> handbrake was higher than before, went for a bedding in ride, wow hot
>>> brakes like smokin hot, let it cool down for a couple of hours
>>> handbrake now back to where it was, went out for another ride, rear
>>> brakes still quite hot compared to the front, i can see that the
>>> cables are working normally and coming off when the handbrake is on
>>> and off. Any ideas??? is it a settle down kinda thing or should i 
>>> back
>>> the hadnbrake adjuster off a touch.
>>>
>>> The old pads were right down to 2mm, and the piston's of the calipers
>>> were way out, went back into the caliper no problem though.
>>>
>>>
>>> cheers
>>>
>>> Iain
>>>
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