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Do I really need new pads?
After just one 2-day hard driver's ed event on all new brake parts and about 300 street miles, my SC's right front caliper threw up Super Blue ALL over the garage floor. Yep, dried-out and blown seal. This weekend I rebuilt both front calipers (rears were done in Nov.) and thoroughly cleaned the almost new carbon fiber pads (they got soaked with fluid, too, unfortunately.) Did the usual bleeding, etc. and everything was fine until the first drive around the neighborhood. She pulled hard to the left and my question is, will this problem work itself out, or do I need new pads? BTW, next driver's ed is in less than 2 weeks.
Thanks. |
You need new pads. No exceptions. You will never get all the brake fluid out once they are soaked.
You will end up with a different coefficient of friction between left and right and the car will lock up one wheel under hard braking. And of course it will pull. Sorry about the bad news. |
Yeah, thanks, I should have figured this one on my own but I like the 2nd and 3rd opinions. My 944 friend suggested ALSO soaking the left front pads in fluid. I told him that might work with a pig water pumper, but....
BTW, a '72 CAB? |
Yeah, the "soaking the other pads too" idea just wouldn't fly for a Porsche. Or any car being driven hard. You'd get funny deposits on the rotor and all hell would break loose. Chatter, grabbiness, much fear.
Yeah, it's a '72 Cab. I get that a lot. |
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