Re: Brake upgrade questions

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Steve Buchholz sez:

>One other comment is that I was quite surprised to find the right front 
>pads were nearly gone while the left fronts had considerable material 
>left.  In both cases the wear was consistent on the inside and outside 
>pad, both lefts good, both rights gone.  I have never noticed any pulling 
>under braking

Sounds like the right caliper is not fully releasing the disk. ( I had the same 
thing on the rears recently). The easiest way to check: hang out the whole front 
end, depress the brakes firmly , then release the pedal. Spin one wheel, then 
another. If one requires more effort than another - you've got a bind.

>The only thing that I do notice is that under max braking the left front 
>tends to want to lock up first.  Any thought or suggestions here?

This simptom, however, points out to a possible clog-up of the RT brake hose (just 
had it on my wife's VW). If the hoses are old and the fluid was has not been 
changed on a regular basis, the rubber tends to flake off the inner walls.

The easy way to check: unscrew the hose from the caliper and let it hang. If it 
does not drip fluid - the hose is clogged up. If that's the case, get stainless 
steel ones ($ 45 @ IPC for all 4, cheaper than the OEM and WAY better)! I have 
them on since July, the only difference with the OEMs is a firmer pedal feel.
(Good!)







Igor Kessel
the sweetheart: 200TQ, chipped and MOMO'd through out,
in Tornado "arrest-me-officer" Red;
the ex: 5000s, the EE's nightmare
Phila PA, USA
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