Brake "tightness"
#1
Brake "tightness"
So I changed the brakes on the max a while, everything went fine(done this many times before). Nothing too exciting, used oem replacement brembo rotors and bendix pads.
My question is I have noticed that the brakes on "newer" cars (my brothers 2003 max he just got from the dealer for example and say someone who went to the dealer for a brake job) seem tighter. Let me explain. If I take my foot ever so slightly off the brake I can get to where the pads just bearly come off the rotor and the car moves slightly forward and makes a low rumbling/rubbing noise. Also when I brake slowly, like coming to a red light, I get a very slight "eerrgh" sound just before the car totally stops - kinda like the above described noise but milder. There is no loss in braking power at any speed.
So is this normal? What could be causing it? Is it my selection of rotors/pads? Is there something that can be "tightened"?
thanks
My question is I have noticed that the brakes on "newer" cars (my brothers 2003 max he just got from the dealer for example and say someone who went to the dealer for a brake job) seem tighter. Let me explain. If I take my foot ever so slightly off the brake I can get to where the pads just bearly come off the rotor and the car moves slightly forward and makes a low rumbling/rubbing noise. Also when I brake slowly, like coming to a red light, I get a very slight "eerrgh" sound just before the car totally stops - kinda like the above described noise but milder. There is no loss in braking power at any speed.
So is this normal? What could be causing it? Is it my selection of rotors/pads? Is there something that can be "tightened"?
thanks
#4
well my brakes do something similiar, im still on OEM pads and rotors and when i brake lightly i feel the small "eerrh" noise right before i would come to a halt at a red light. im getting ready to swap my brakes and pads with OEM blanks in the back, and power slot rotors in the front. Im gonna do HAWK HPS Pads all the way around. anything else i should be aware of?
also what is the name of that good brake fluid that i hear people talk about. its like a blue color
thanks alot to anyone
also what is the name of that good brake fluid that i hear people talk about. its like a blue color
thanks alot to anyone
#6
Originally Posted by soonerfan
how long has it been? i think the pads just need to be broken in.
its "tight" because there is more material on the newer pads...doesnt take as much to make contact with the rotor
its "tight" because there is more material on the newer pads...doesnt take as much to make contact with the rotor
and this pretty has been happening since I changed them and it doesnt matter if there wet or dry but I know what your talking about - when the brakes are wet...but if I am not mistaken that sound goes away as soon as they warm up
Also I did have to remove some of the brake fluid as the level increased when the piston in the caliper was pushed back. THe over all level is still appropriate.
So I guess the nest thing I could try is changing the fluid as someone suggested.
#7
Have you changed the original brake fluid yet? If not, then definitely change the fluid! I know what you mean about the brakes being tighter, I think it may be the brake lines, perhaps they're starting to break down, and expanding a little bit when you're braking, hence the lack of tightness. I'm finding that w/ my 2000 as well. Next year, when I do my brakes w/ Brembo blanks, I think I may switch to ss lines.
#8
Originally Posted by Trurida18
well my brakes do something similiar, im still on OEM pads and rotors and when i brake lightly i feel the small "eerrh" noise right before i would come to a halt at a red light. im getting ready to swap my brakes and pads with OEM blanks in the back, and power slot rotors in the front. Im gonna do HAWK HPS Pads all the way around. anything else i should be aware of?
also what is the name of that good brake fluid that i hear people talk about. its like a blue color
thanks alot to anyone
also what is the name of that good brake fluid that i hear people talk about. its like a blue color
thanks alot to anyone
#10
Originally Posted by jo8243
no two sets of brakes are alike. it's just material differences. as long as they stop correctly and aren't dragging when you aren't using them don't sweat it.
thanks to all for the info
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