Brake Dust Shield
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Brake Dust Shield
Has anyone ever tried using brake dust shields? I hate cleaning my wheels and noticed that my disc brakes cause my wheels to get much dirtier than the drum brakes. I know the front brakes do most of the stopping but the disk brakes are also open so all the dust lands on the wheels. I was thinking about trying to make something to cover up the disk brakes like the drum brakes are covered. I was worried that this would cause them to overheat though. I wanted to put a big aluminum disk that is the same diameter as the inside of the wheel inbetween the wheel and the hub before I bolt it on. I was worried about balancing it though.
Anyways, I started looking around online and found these.
http://www.brakedustcover.com/includ...dhcnJhbnR5Ig==
http://www.brakedustcover.com/includ...N0YWxsYXRpb24i
Has anyone used them before? Do you think they would keep the brakes from cooling properly? Do you think they would work?
Thanks,
Marc
Anyways, I started looking around online and found these.
http://www.brakedustcover.com/includ...dhcnJhbnR5Ig==
http://www.brakedustcover.com/includ...N0YWxsYXRpb24i
Has anyone used them before? Do you think they would keep the brakes from cooling properly? Do you think they would work?
Thanks,
Marc
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I have BFG T/A's...
All around my tire there is this couple inch wide "grey" ring. Is that brake dust, or is it the rubber in the tires? The rubber is black near the tread, and near the rim, but in between its grey.
I have thermoquiets on all 4 corners, all new as of 10k ago.
They squeel like a pig! Will this ever stop?
All around my tire there is this couple inch wide "grey" ring. Is that brake dust, or is it the rubber in the tires? The rubber is black near the tread, and near the rim, but in between its grey.
Wagner Thermoquiet FTW...
Im running factory rotors and Thermoquite pads and I stop fine for a lifted ranger.
Get some good brake pads and you shouldn't have a brake dust problem. I use Wagner Thermoquite pads and they have no brake dust problems at all. They cost a little more but they are worth it.
They squeel like a pig! Will this ever stop?
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I just dropped $400 to do my brakes with the best parts I could find this summer (did everything, brake lines, calipers, cylinders, pads/shoes, drums and rotors and bearings).
My rotors and drums are new (rotors as of 10k, drums as of 7k), and these are KM, not miles (sorry).
Wouldn't cutting my rotors and drums now take away a significant part of their life? What is the most likely reason these glazed over?
My rotors and drums are new (rotors as of 10k, drums as of 7k), and these are KM, not miles (sorry).
Wouldn't cutting my rotors and drums now take away a significant part of their life? What is the most likely reason these glazed over?
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its called a clean cut its a lite cut to get rid of it...
general description for you...
-Loud screeching or high pitch noises often times mean that your rotors are glazed. Glazing is caused by excessive braking and the rotors get too hot and become burned. You can tell this has happened because the rotors will have a dark ring or blue marks on them. To fix this the best thing to do is create a new rotor surface by machining your rotors at a local shop. This creates a new surface and the noise should go away. To avoid this happening at all don't go really fast and then slam on the brakes. This causes a lot of friction which turns to heat and causes the burn on the rotor. It can also cause the rotors to warp which can lead to vibrations.
look at the rotor does it look as smooth as glass its a good way to tell..
general description for you...
-Loud screeching or high pitch noises often times mean that your rotors are glazed. Glazing is caused by excessive braking and the rotors get too hot and become burned. You can tell this has happened because the rotors will have a dark ring or blue marks on them. To fix this the best thing to do is create a new rotor surface by machining your rotors at a local shop. This creates a new surface and the noise should go away. To avoid this happening at all don't go really fast and then slam on the brakes. This causes a lot of friction which turns to heat and causes the burn on the rotor. It can also cause the rotors to warp which can lead to vibrations.
look at the rotor does it look as smooth as glass its a good way to tell..
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Smooth as glass, well, yes.
There are lots of small grooves, but it was explained to me that the thermoquiets like to do that to rotors cause of the high metallic content.
No discoloring though at all, just shiny metal.
I do notice that they get very hot compared to my old OEM pads, but once again, it was explained to me its the nature of semi-metallic pads with lots of metallic compound, they run hotter.
Am I making any sense?
My truck sounds like a city transit bus.
There are lots of small grooves, but it was explained to me that the thermoquiets like to do that to rotors cause of the high metallic content.
No discoloring though at all, just shiny metal.
I do notice that they get very hot compared to my old OEM pads, but once again, it was explained to me its the nature of semi-metallic pads with lots of metallic compound, they run hotter.
Am I making any sense?
My truck sounds like a city transit bus.
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