Re: Turning UFO's

["Mike" <JoMi@email.msn.com>]

I forgot to say that I drove around about 15 minutes after checking the
brakes. They were properly cooled of and the problem is totally gone..That
was a typo - it should have read "Now NO more pulsing"..

mike
-----Original Message-----
From: PAT MARTIN <MARDKINS@classic.msn.com>
To: Mike <JoMi@email.msn.com>
Cc: quattro <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Monday, February 02, 1998 1:59 PM
Subject: RE: Turning UFO's


>The problem is you stopped right after doing it.  You need to let them cool
>down turning or they will warp even more.  If the pad is stopped on the
rotor
>and not turning it will cool unevenly.  I think you might want to try again
>and this time drive without touching your brakes.
>Pat
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>PS At any track day they tell you not to use your e-brake for precisely
this
>reason.
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>From:  owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net on behalf of Mike
>Sent:  Monday, February 02, 1998 11:54 AM
>To:  Paul C. Waterloo; INTERNET:quattro@coimbra
>Subject:  Re: Turning UFO's
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>Paul said his UFOs have 131k....
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>Mine are original at about 100k. Pads have 60k on them. Were warped pretty
>good. But the pulsation is interrmittent which I find strange. Seems to me
>if they are warped, they should pulsate all the time.
>So Saturday, I held the brakes on for about a mile on the freeway in 4th
>gear at 1.4 boost, accelerated to 80, took an offramp and came to a rapid
>full stop. Pulled around the corner, stopped and checked the brakes - they
>were smoking - guess that was hot enuf. Now, now more pulsing..
>I am looking for a source in Seattle to turn UFOs, but have not serioulsy
>started looking yet.
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>mike
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