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| wheeltapper:
I remember getting this trouble on a ford granada years ago and getting rid of the ridge with a half round file. :jaw: Roy |
| Darren:
--- Quote from: John Hill on January 06, 1974, 04:57:25 AM ---Sorry Darren, hope you do not mind the hijacking of your topic! :beer: --- End quote --- Carry on John, glad to have stirred you all up from your sleep ... :coffee: 'bout time some healthy banter was going on around here :) |
| Darren:
Anthony, I always thought that brake fade was caused by the hydraulic fluid getting too hot. Something that effects disk brakes more than drum brakes due to the design :coffee: |
| John Hill:
--- Quote from: Darren on February 23, 2010, 02:09:31 PM ---Anthony, I always thought that brake fade was caused by the hydraulic fluid getting too hot. Something that effects disk brakes more than drum brakes due to the design :coffee: --- End quote --- One of the consequences of the fluid getting hot is that any water dissolved in it might boil releasing steam and leading to the equivalent of air in the lines, yes, I think disk brakes would be more vulnerable in that respect! Keep fresh brake fluid in the system! The front disks on my ute look like that have been left in a forge overnight except where the pads contact them of course. |
| ieezitin:
As per the issue of fading with the hydraulic fluid, John Hill nailed it. I read an article a while ago in a magazine about the fastest on road production car in the world, it’s a spin off from the Volkswagen company, Buganity something not sure of the real name or spelling. Anyways this designer was using all-round disc set up and the rotors were made of a carbon fiber ceramic material, it weighed around 70% lighter than the normal breaks and the rotors had grooves and holes in them. Massive amounts of money in the set up. The vehicle reaches a cruising top speed of around 250 miles an hour, it will come to a complete stop at that speed using these breaks at a distance of 400 ft and you can touch the rotors by hand straight away!. So I have ordered a 4 cyl diesel VW-Bug with the same set up! ::) All the best Vortsprung de technic. Anthony. |
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