Re: Brakes on 1988 90?

[healey@lerc.nasa.gov (jim healey)]

>Can there be some significant variance here with the Repco's?  Otherwise,
>why do so many of us love them and sothers have such horror stories? 
>Unpredictable when cold??? Not here in Denver...Scary when wet??  They
>wern't in Alabama thunderstorms when I lived there, on the TQC, my Alfa
>coupe, or the Volvo Turbo Coupe that I had...  And I never had any problems
>on my modified FIAT in California either, but of course, it doesn't EVER
>get cold or rain out there.
>
>By the way, I don't break hard as a regular habit, prefering smoother
>transitions.  My pads and rotors tend to last a lot longer than most, from
>what mechanics and friends tell me.  Clutches, too.
>
>Steve
>
A while back I posted my experience in choosing brake pads.  I bought the
Repcos and then compared them with new Jurids.  The Jurids appear to have
two layers - the initial layer (1/8 ") looks exactly the same as the Metal
masters then it changes, it looks finer perhaps softer.  The repcos are uniform
throughout.  I believe they use the harder compound to help them seat.  I ended 
up with Jurids up front and repcos in back(new rotors all around).  I'll switch 
to the Repcos in front next time.  After that I'll probably need new rotors and 
there will be another hot compound on the aftermarket. As a side note, for the 
first few months I could hear the rear brakes sing when I was braking hard, 
like I
had passed some threshold and they came on.

jim h

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