CraigsMax01

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i recently bought a 01 se with 157k on it, the rear wheels get covered in brake dust before the fronts. never seen that on a car before. do i just have better pads in the front and cheap ones in the back?

and has anyone changed their own belt tensioner?

Trurida18

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ive never seen that before, my only guess is the differece in the brake pads. Where did you get the car initially?
I know with my hawks, the rear does dust, BUT NO WHERE NEAR AS BAD AS THE FRONTS, and it really shows up badly after rainy days

I had my belt tensioner break off on me. Its relatively easy, i replaced both the belt as well as the tensioner (because i couldnt find it)

nismopc

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Ceramic pads have minimal brake dust.

Just a assumption, you probably have semi-metallic rear pads and ceramic pads in the front. Replace the rears with ceramic and you should see an improvement. Ceramic also cost more.

AdamK

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Are the back wheels equally dirty, if not you might have a problem with the one of the back brakes.

CraigsMax01

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yea they are equaly dirty. i dont have a clue what kind are on them. i just got it 3 weeks ago. i figured a brake upgrade with rotors is in the future. thanks for all the help.

jesse1020

get ceramic break pads and make sure they r balanced

CraigsMax01

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looks like that will be the first line of defense

MacGarnicle

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could have seized rear calipers?

CraigsMax01

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on both sides?

irish44j

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with that kind of miles, I wouldn't doubt it....both of my rear calipers have been replaced and I'm only at 125k....

Probably not "seized" but possibly sticking a bit due to ripped boot and rust on the piston.

Or...your ebrake could be over-tightened and dragging.

CraigsMax01

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thanks for that one, never would have thought of the e brake