Anyone ever fry their brakes

**DCI** · 03-16-2010, 03:11 PM

On their car. I did it there last weekend after some sprited back road driving now my pads are glazed over. What apain in the whole that is. Have to replace them now and I managed to get brake fade even with braided brake lines lol.

**alexISthrowed** · 03-16-2010, 03:23 PM

I replaced the front brakes on my truck and about a month later they totally locked up going 55. Even the slightest tap of the brakes caused them to lock up. I thought my brakes were ****ed but the mechanic said it was a loose bolt and it cost like 10 bucks. Next time ill use some loctite.

**Bossman** · 03-16-2010, 03:28 PM

What sucks is, if you let the pad wear threw on disc brakes you wreck the rotors too. Most often you can't turn them down if they are worn too much. Rotors aren't usually too much, unless you have some exotic.

**Hard.On** · 03-16-2010, 03:39 PM

I saw some guy do that in a toyota the other day on TV

**DCI** · 03-16-2010, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by cgb6810

What sucks is, if you let the pad wear threw on disc brakes you wreck the rotors too. Most often you can't turn them down if they are worn too much. Rotors aren't usually too much, unless you have some exotic.

Jayus I've never done that now some work there on doing that. You ruin the calipers on the car if you down that far.

**Tesla** · 03-16-2010, 04:04 PM

I saw an ambulance that had just been on a high-speed run catch its breaks on fire. Once the ambulance was parked you could see some flashes of light coming from the wheel well. A moment later there were visible flames.

....Most interesting thing I saw all day.

**DCI** · 03-16-2010, 04:07 PM

I've done that in one of the lads cars the pads melted and caught fire lol

**Nooomoto** · 03-16-2010, 04:46 PM

Yeah, I had smoking pads a couple times when I was a teenager.

**DCI** · 03-16-2010, 04:51 PM

Lol, scumbag noooomoto

**Nooomoto** · 03-16-2010, 04:57 PM

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Lol, scumbag noooomoto

You'd be surprised at how some people I've met view my "driving style"...I've been yelled at!

**DCI** · 03-16-2010, 05:12 PM

Lmao, well I scared the shit outta my buddy when I melted the brakes on my car haha.

**stack_it** · 03-16-2010, 06:36 PM

I prefer my brakes grilled. Fried brakes are too greasy.

**DCI** · 03-16-2010, 06:44 PM

Lol, piss taking is none stop in this place

Everybody is a Eddie Murphy

**Kratos** · 03-17-2010, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Jayus I've never done that now some work there on doing that. You ruin the calipers on the car if you down that far.

I've scored through the rotor before, callipers were fine.

pads are easy to do
buy ceramic pads if you're tough on brakes
quiet, better recovery, and no fade
you're rims will stay cleaner too

**DSM4Life** · 03-17-2010, 10:38 AM

I've never done it because im a man and i know how to drive a car .

**sigman roid** · 03-17-2010, 10:41 AM

I dont have any brakes in my car

**calgarian** · 03-17-2010, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by stack_it

I prefer my brakes grilled. Fried brakes are too greasy.

grilled are little hard to chew....i know Vodka ......

**lovbyts** · 03-17-2010, 08:20 PM

When my brakes wear out I buy a new car.

**jbm** · 03-17-2010, 08:25 PM

Originally Posted by lovbyts

When my brakes wear out I buy a new car.

nice!

**Eddie_m63** · 03-17-2010, 10:02 PM

No brakes but i did fry my hub bearing assembly, not fun as it cost almost 200 and i did the work.

**DCI** · 03-21-2010, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Kratos

I've scored through the rotor before, callipers were fine.

pads are easy to do
buy ceramic pads if you're tough on brakes
quiet, better recovery, and no fade
you're rims will stay cleaner too

Not unless they get up to temperature until then they are a waste of time. I have decent pads in my car but I think I just was going that bit too quickly as there was quite a few heavy braking corners and back up to highish speed.

Originally Posted by DSM4Life

I've never done it because im a man and i know how to drive a car .

Ye americans don't have roads with corners

Originally Posted by Eddie_m63

No brakes but i did fry my hub bearing assembly, not fun as it cost almost 200 and i did the work.

What the hell was that on?

**Hoggage_54** · 03-21-2010, 08:52 PM

**Kratos** · 03-21-2010, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Not unless they get up to temperature until then they are a waste of time. I have decent pads in my car but I think I just was going that bit too quickly as there was quite a few heavy braking corners and back up to highish speed.

?

I don't agree with them being a waste...they perform equally well at low temperature or better then OEM. But, you get the advantages of generating less dust and wear on both the pads and rotors. And from a comfort standpoint, ceramic compounds provide much quieter braking because the ceramic compound helps dampen noise by generating a frequency beyond the human hearing range. The ingredients in ceramic compounds produce a light colored dust that is much less noticeable and less likely to stick to the wheels. Consequently, wheels and tires maintain a cleaner appearance longer. Ceramic pads meet or exceed all original equipment standards for durability, stopping distance and noise. According to durability tests, ceramic compounds extend brake life compared to most other semi-metallic and organic materials and outlast other premium pad materials by a significant margin - with no sacrifice in noise control, pad life or braking performance.
Pedal feel is consistant across all temperatures.

Going a bit too quickly and several heavy braking corners is something I thought you did once in awhile, ...so what's the downside? Why would you not want your brakes to recover faster after application?

if you've still got decent pads, you didn't fry the brakes. You'd have to change them anyway.

**DCI** · 03-21-2010, 11:20 PM

Well, I did either one or two things. I either boiled the fluid which I shouldn't have done with it having braided brakelines etc. There is standard Dot 4 fluid in it so maybe upgrading that to 5.1 or such may make a better job of it.

Or I have just glazed over the pads. What sort of ceramic pads are you thinking of? Such as carbon Lorraine or Ferodo DS series? If it is them they are fairly big money pads and they don't do em in my caliper size for my car but I will be upgrading to the bigger set up calipers and I will invest in them then if they are a decent enough price.

**Kratos** · 03-22-2010, 12:06 AM

Originally Posted by Damien_C

Well, I did either one or two things. I either boiled the fluid which I shouldn't have done with it having braided brakelines etc. There is standard Dot 4 fluid in it so maybe upgrading that to 5.1 or such may make a better job of it.

Or I have just glazed over the pads. What sort of ceramic pads are you thinking of? Such as carbon Lorraine or Ferodo DS series? If it is them they are fairly big money pads and they don't do em in my caliper size for my car but I will be upgrading to the bigger set up calipers and I will invest in them then if they are a decent enough price.

why would the brake lines matter in boiling the fluid?
braided brake lines are mainly to increase brake feel which is lost by swelling rubber hoses when you step on the pedal. That's why you'll notice a lot of motorcycles have braided lines on the front brake, with feel being so important.

it's not like the fluid boils all the way back to the resivoir...it boils right near the pad...and the ceramic pads don't hold the heat like metalic. Anyway, they aren't all that expensive...shouldn't cost you more than 100 bucks US. IDK if they make them for your car or not, but they're a pretty common add on in the aftermarket. Just a thought for when you are changing pads.

You might want to change the brake fluid if you haven't done so in a long time...brake fluid soaks up mositure and one percent of water in the brake fluid lowers to boiling point by 50 degrees.