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>> I have heretofore been advocating the use of copious quantities of anti- >> Since the government banned asbestos as a friction material (~1995), I > Actually if you drive your vehicle at highway speeds while appyling the I gotta wonder about people who drive a lot in mountainous areas. I'll 'Curly'
> "Tegger" <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns99325D90BC51tegger@207.14.116.130...
>> I have a (possible) confession to make. It's lengthy, but please read
>> it.
>> seize in certain locations during brake servicing in order to prevent
>> corrosion and seizure of various parts.
>> have had, off and on, problems with glaze on my rotors. Glaze is a
>> smeary, patchy, durable black substance, which no solvent can dissolve.
>> You can't even sand it off. The only way of getting rid of it is to
>> machine the rotors.
> brakes lightly, the glaze will be worn off the pads/shoes and drums or
> rotors. Don't do it for an extended amount of time, just apply the brakes
> (lightly) for short periods of time or else you will overheat the
> components. This does work and is easier and less expensive then turning the
> rotors and replacing the pads.
bet the guys at the brake shops see all kinds of 'symptoms' ! !