Brakes SUCK!
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Brakes SUCK!
Well, I replaced my brakes about a month ago.. new rotors and pads.. AND THEY SUCK!! the braking power in my truck is well, extremely lacking! I dont know what to do! And everytime i brake, the truck pulls to the right? What do you guys suggest, i just dropped around 200 euro at the local parts store for these brakes because i needed them bad, i couldnt drive out of the parking lot they were so bad..
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Maybe you got inferior Polish made brakes???
Nah, i would try setting them in. You have to do a series of hard stops to burn the coating off the rotors and pads, and to 'set the into eachother' if that makes since.
Do that and bleed and see if there is a problem. I would have also greased all slides for the hell of it.
Nah, i would try setting them in. You have to do a series of hard stops to burn the coating off the rotors and pads, and to 'set the into eachother' if that makes since.
Do that and bleed and see if there is a problem. I would have also greased all slides for the hell of it.
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Yup, i bought the powerstop brakes. slotted with pads. super sweet. Good deal too. When you coming back to the states? You should upgrade! lol.
When i did mine, you do 30-5mph at moderate braking pressure ten times to warm up the brakes and burn some of the coating off, then drive around to cool them off some, then do 60-5mph at like 90% braking (almost have ABS engages) ten times again. Never let the pads keep pressure on the rotors when you're at a stop sign because you can leave a mark on the rotors. Then drive around some to cool the brakes off finally. Don't be surprised if you smell them burning off. But when you're done, you should be set. Was there a coating on the rotors like zinc or cadmium?
When i did mine, you do 30-5mph at moderate braking pressure ten times to warm up the brakes and burn some of the coating off, then drive around to cool them off some, then do 60-5mph at like 90% braking (almost have ABS engages) ten times again. Never let the pads keep pressure on the rotors when you're at a stop sign because you can leave a mark on the rotors. Then drive around some to cool the brakes off finally. Don't be surprised if you smell them burning off. But when you're done, you should be set. Was there a coating on the rotors like zinc or cadmium?
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Well you'd see like silver color or something if they had a coating on it. Its to protect the rest of the rotor from rusting away. I'd be if it had that on there and you hadn't properly burned it off you'd have poor brakes. Or maybe you just got bad pads???
In my picture here you can see the coating. its silver color (note the difference between it and where the pads touch the rotors)
In my picture here you can see the coating. its silver color (note the difference between it and where the pads touch the rotors)
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