warmonger
Hard-core CEG'er
Gosh, Hurry up already.
Probably a good idea for anyone doing this to adjust your brake lines. Make sure they ain't gonna rub nothing.
Well Im done. Backs took more time than the fronts for sure. Grinding the calipers and rotors isnt hard, but it takes time. Everything is on with no contact between the parts, so hopefully when the road test happens I dont have any problems. There were no surprises from the back, as War covered everything very well. You just need patience to get everything fitting correctly.
Now the question is, should I re-install my stock rear toe arms and start driving or wait until my TCAs get here (which hopefully happens soon!)? If they take another week, Im going for a drive. I cant wait any longer!
I think mine are OK. Only under very hard (pedal to the floor) braking does the driver side grab and jerk the wheel. I'm thinking this may be more to do with how the pads are making contact with the rotor right now and should improve as they wear down. Without ABS, I wouldn't even brake as hard as what is needed to cause it to happen. There are no weird sounds, clearances look good, etc. So I think it's OK.
Both pads aren't contacting the same. I don't even have a need to brake as hard as it takes to jerk the wheel. I'm driving 5 hours Friday, so I'm sure they'll bed in better and wear the pads to close to full/full contact by then. Then I'll test them out on the tail of the dragon. Even without them making full contact and just having the front done, I'm liking them. I'm sure the carbotech pads are helping that as well. My old pads were cracked and looked like crap (though were almost new).The wheel shouldn't jerk at all unless the road surface is unever or the brake force is uneven. Are both pads contacting the same? If not then take it easy on braking, do lots of medium pedal stops rather than hard ones.
Just finished my fronts...took about 5 hrs (damn place gave me the wrong pads), going to get the backs done in 6 hrs I hope since I have school tomorrow :S Wish me luck!
Both pads aren't contacting the same. I don't even have a need to brake as hard as it takes to jerk the wheel. I'm driving 5 hours Friday, so I'm sure they'll bed in better and wear the pads to close to full/full contact by then. Then I'll test them out on the tail of the dragon. Even without them making full contact and just having the front done, I'm liking them. I'm sure the carbotech pads are helping that as well. My old pads were cracked and looked like crap (though were almost new).
Machining helps anyway, reduces the mass of the rotor and you will NEVER need all that rear rotor thickness anyway. Probably never need rear rotors again, lol.
Make sure when you mount it to the hub that it is loose as this warpage could just be it not seating properly. Also make sure there is no rust on the hub face. I use two lugnuts to hold the rotor in place with nothing else mounted to the rear and spin it whill looking at the edge against a background to see if the rotor is showing any runout.
I wire brushed my rear hubs, cleaned them with cleaner then painted them with the black 1500* barbecue paint, then after it dries I put grease on the studs near the base.
So when you reworked them last night did you make improvements? If so that explains the uneven contact and then yes driving it will let them bed in level again.