--- Francois St-Amand <[email protected]> wrote: > I just installed rear brakes on my jetta. I went with stock > brembos/pagid > with new reassembled Girling calipers. After I finished installing > them, I > adjusted my hand brakes and went for a spin, to realize there was > alot of > smoke coming out of the rear brakes. I must have adjusted my > handbrakes too > tight. Did that damage anything? Its ok now.
You didn't hurt anything except that the rotors may be warped (doubtful however). You've just seated the rear pads very well <G> > Other question: my rear disks do not get hot, even after intense > braking. > I know my rear prop valve is rusted open, but since it's in that > position, > I'm just leaving it there. I was able to correctly bleed the rear > brakes. > Why aren't they coming hot? The carrier for the pad (with the > pins) is new, > and came with the calipers. I didn't adjust the piston of the new > calipers > (didn't have the tool), but aren't these calipers auto-adjusting? > If not, > any cautions on adjusting them using regular vise grips (with the > Master > Cylinder reservoir open)? Adjust the piston? So long as you reset the pistons using the turn/push method, the pistons are self-adjusting just like all disc brake setups. As for the rears staying cold - that's b/c the rear wheels on most FWD cars serve to only keep the fuel tank from dragging on the pavement. The rear brakes do practically nothing during heavy braking except to lock-up the rear wheels and flatspot the rear tires. On the street, I logged almost 100K miles before I needed to replace the rear pads. On the track, I replace the front pads (Hawk Blue) 1 1/2 times before I replace the rear pads (organic junk). ===== Matthew __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
