wootwoot

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I was cleaning the factory rims after driving all day today and I noticed that when I sprayed the cleaner on the front rotors would steam up. On the two back tires this did not happen, only the 2 front tires. Does this mean I should have the breaks checked? Maybe it is not making contact or something? Any help would be appreciated, thx.

Jeff92se

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Nope normal. Maximas are pretty front biased.

BEJAY1

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Curious as to what you're spraying on the rotors and why

wootwoot

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I was not trying to spray the rotors, they were getting hit with the cleaner that I was spraying on the rims.

d00df00d

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Were you doing this soon after you stopped driving, or did a lot of time pass?

wootwoot

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It was right after I was driving. Maybe 5 minutes passed before I did this.

d00df00d

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Okay.

You do know brakes get hot, don't you? And that the front brakes, which bear most of the braking loads, get much much hotter than the rear brakes?

EDIT: Or are you just asking why the rears didn't steam up as much? The way your post is phrased, it's hard to tell whether you're asking about the steam in front or the lack thereof in the rear...

86maxima96

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also, you should try not to spray anything on the brakes immediately after hard use as the extreme cooling could cause them to warp. but like others have said, the front breaks do most of the work and will therefor get much hotter.

wootwoot

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Ok, yea I was just wondering why the rear brakes were relatively cold compared to the front brakes. I will try to avoid spraying anything on them unless they are cold from here on out. Luckily I did not spray much so they should be fine.