Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 20:24:37 -0400 From: Tim Romano <timUNDERSCOREromanonopsamo.com> Subject: Re: Brand new rear brakes: are smoking pads normal?
I should also add that I was not "riding" or "feathering" the brakes. I've driven the car 135,000 miles without ever causing the brakes to smoke, not even when descending Mt Washington ;-) Tim In article <MPG.178c0674433927499896bdnopsam.speakeasy.net>, timUNDERSCOREromanonopsamo.com says... §I just had new rear brakes installed on my SAAB 1993 900S by a local §repair station, as part of a state inspection. Normally I take the car §out of state to a SAAB specialist but could not get there this time. §After a *leisurely* 15-minute drive averaging 35mph without any abrupt §stops, the rear brake pads are smoking and stinking. Is this normal with §brand new brakes? One additional fact: after the installation, the §emergency brake is very easy to pull up to its fully engaged position, §whereas before it went only about halfway up; when fully engaged now it §does not stop the car from rolling. Did the station botch the job? §Thanks in advance. §Tim Romano §
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