Fact remains, 0 rear brakes means the front do 100%. that additional
25-40% extra heat on the front rotors caused massive overheating. Btdt got
the tea shirt.
Might not be common, but in my case it was the cause.
Wheel bolt torque has nothing to do with brake warping either, Drove a car
for almost 2 years with 3 out of 4 lug nuts installed (didnt know it was
missing) never had a brake problem on that car. Rust underneath the
rotor/hub flange is a different story however, very frequent problem in the
NW.
> Fact remains, 0 rear brakes means the front do 100%. that additional
> 25-40% extra heat on the front rotors caused massive overheating.
that may be what you believe, but that belief is not based on sufficient
information.
> Btdt got
> the tea shirt.
>
> Might not be common, but in my case it was the cause.
with respect, the temperature reached by disks, even in extreme use, is
nowhere /near/ that necessary to actually warp. you can race an integra
on standard 10.25" disks no problem, and those things get HOT.
> Wheel bolt torque has nothing to do with brake warping either,
not true. the hub on hondas is very lightweight - it elastically
distorts if torque is not even.
> Drove a car
> for almost 2 years with 3 out of 4 lug nuts installed (didnt know it was
> missing)
2 years without inspection??? that's truly bizarre.
> never had a brake problem on that car. Rust underneath the
> rotor/hub flange is a different story however, very frequent problem in the
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>>>> to believe that my rotors are warped this much. The vibrating now is
>>>> usually while driving and then worsens when i brake.
l390f - 05 Feb 2007 15:58 GMT
It could be that Im describing Warped incorrectly. What I should be saying
is that the uneven brake pedal pulsing went away when the rear brakes were
repaired. IE the adjusters for the rear drums were r&r such that the rear
shoes starting to work. It may have been "warping" the rotors in the front
or there was uneven pad material transfer to the rotors.
BTW the article from http://www.babcox.com/editorial/bf/bf100326.htm
helped me change my terminology a bit.
>> Fact remains, 0 rear brakes means the front do 100%. that additional
>> 25-40% extra heat on the front rotors caused massive overheating.
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>>>>> to believe that my rotors are warped this much. The vibrating now is
>>>>> usually while driving and then worsens when i brake.