Date:         Fri, 9 Sep 2011 21:51:44 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Brake Fade
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Thanks for the responses.  I have pretty fresh brake fluid and am
pretty sure I didn't boil it.  It just really wasn't that hot around
the brakes other than the pads and rotors.  I finally got a chance to
take the brakes apart last night and the pads were pretty glazed.  I
took them to the college where I work and had the automotive guy look
at them.  He had a special pad on an air tool and removed the glaze
lickety-split.  He also gave me some stuff to put on the pads and
some stuff to put on the rotors that is supposed to help prevent
glazing.   I will note what those chemicals are and report back.

Break-in procedure.  There were no break in instructions with the
pads.  I found several mentioned on the internet.  Tire Rack for
example lists procedures for the Various brands they
sell.  http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/tech/techpage.jsp?techid=85
Different ways of putting heat in the brakes and then letting them
cool completely seems to be the theme.  When I talked to the
auto-tech instructor he said that like me, he had always heard
growing up to just go easy on them for the first couple hundred
miles.  But that now, the mfgs in general are recommending several
hard stops then let them cool completely.  I'm sure I can find the
box mine came in and maybe figure out what that mfg recommends.  I'm
open to suggestions.

Edward