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brett
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:12 pm 
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HI guys, I fitted new pads and rotors and had the brake fluid changed. I took it over mt glorious with 2 screaming women and because they demanded i brake for each corner, they over heated. now a few months later they dont have any bite? Can i take the pads off and hit them with an wire wheel? whould that remove any glazing or should I through them away and start over again??? There is no bad feeling through the brake pedal ( ie warped rotar) just it slows gradually and a hard pedal.

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what pads are they? sometimes if you run track day pads they dont get hot enough to work well in normal road conditions

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Wire brush won't deglaze them properly.
I'd hold them carefully on the side of a big grinding wheel. :wink:

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On the races cars we had a scientific way of doing de-glazing the brake pads, we would rub them on concrete. :lol:
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cant remember but they could be race brakes, cause i went for high performance pads.

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We just run them over the surface grinder at work :D
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thanks guys going to a go at them this weekend!

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Just be careful of the dust Brett , I know they aren't meant to have asbestos in them anymore but treat it as if they do ...

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