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Re: Best braking technique for pads & rotor longevity?
Posted by John D (more from John D) on Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:19:10
In Reply to: Best braking technique for pads & rotor longevity?, Richard Dickinson, Thu, 1 Mar 2001 16:39:46
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The biggest factor in rotor longevity is warping, which occurs when the rotor is heated too quickly or stays too hot and is not allowed to cool. When the car is cold, the brakes should be warmed up slowly, by gradual and less aggressive braking. Only when the brakes are warmed up should braking pressure and aggressiveness be increased. Sometimes you can't avoid standing on the middle pedal when someone does something unexpected, but generally good anticipation and sensitivity to the car will do the trick. One other factor that leads to warping is staying on the brake pedal after coming to a halt. This pushes the pads against the rotor and doesn't allow the heat of braking friction to dissipate as quickly, and also causes hot spots where the pads touch the rotors. Its better in my view to use the parking brake (more correctly referred to as the handbrake) when at rest. I find my brakes (both pads and rotors) last longer than many other people and its not because I drive slowly! My wife tends to ride the brake at stoplights, and isn't very concerned about warming them up and she seems to go through rotors very quickly. Hope this helps.
Posts in this Thread:
- Best braking technique for pads & rotor longevity?, Richard Dickinson, Thu, 1 Mar 2001 16:39:46
- Driving style, i'd say, MarkusJ, Fri, 2 Mar 2001 13:40:06
- Brake longevity?, Robert Davis, Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:41:30
- Re: Best braking technique for pads & rotor longevity?, John D, Thu, 1 Mar 2001 22:19:10 <-- Viewing This Message
- yes you can downshift but..., sully, Thu, 1 Mar 2001 16:48:11
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