Re: brakes pad failure mode?

[Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>]

I had the same problem. I used year old pads that I had on my 5ks and put
them on my T. I suspect that the rust goes further than what you can see.
Thermal shock; you said it was a race car...did you warm the brakes with
light dragging before use? Do you use cheap quality pads?

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*Steve                                       Sachelle Babbar
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*Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
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On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, glen powell wrote:

> 
> When I replaced the front brake pads in the 4KQ race car I found that all
> four pads separated from the pad backing plates. This seems like it
> might be a rather nasty failure mode on the street or track...(!)
>  The car had hibernated for > 1 year outside with no use and the backing
> plates were somewhat rusty, but were new only months before the
> car went into hibernation.
> 
> Is this failure mode common or rare? Thoughts?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -glen
> 
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