[Shotimes] question about brakes

[Shylo McKinsey]

I payed around $200 for rotors and the medium-range
Rayspestos (or however it's spelled) pads at
Checker/Kragen. Don't really like the pads, though.
Kinda dusty, but I've seen worse...

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX

P.S. DON'T FORGET TO TURN WHILE PUSHING IN THE REAR
CALIPERS... ;-)

--- Jason Hartberger <at3hartberger@mail.com> wrote:

> well I haven't gotten anything yet, and the previous
> owner's brother worked 
> at a ford dealer so everything was done precisely by
> the book (even the 60K 
> at 60K! crazy), so it's got ford stock pads and
> rotors on it. I haven't had 
> a chance to see what shape the pads are in, but I
> know the front rotors are 
> warped; I can feel the shimmying under braking. It
> seems to have gone away 
> recently, though... not sure why. maybe they
> unwarped? *shrug* anyway, I 
> shall heed your advice and hit the AZ on the next
> paycheck. Any idea on what 
> I can expect to pay for 4 rotors and 4 sets of pads?
> all 4 rotors are 
> warped, I think. or at least one in the front and
> one in the back.
> 
> Jason
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>
> To: "'Jason Hartberger'" <at3hartberger@mail.com>;
> "'Shotimes Mailing List'" 
> <Shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] question about brakes
> 
> 
> M/C level doesn't matter. I always fill mine up to
> the top, as the level
> only drops as the pads wear.
> 
> AZ rotors are just fine (been running them for years
> with ZERO issues), but
> if by the AZ "cheap" pads you mean the Albanys,
> those are hardly better than
> cutting a hole in the floor and stopping with your
> feet!! For another $15
> you could have gotten PFCMs at AZ, which are far
> better.
> 
> The sound could also be uneven deposits on the rotor
> (not a surprise with
> the Albanys), or uneven pads. A warped rotor can be
> felt under heavier
> braking.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Jason Hartberger
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:48 PM
> To: Shotimes Mailing List
> Subject: [Shotimes] question about brakes
> 
> 
> I have a question (as is indicated in the subject)
> about my brakes... when I
> 
> take off from a start, I get this odd rubbing sort
> of noise from what I
> would assume to be one of the rotors. It only makes
> this noise once per
> revolution. I'm assuming this means that the rotor's
> warped, but my question
> 
> is - there's quite a bit more fluid in the master
> cylinder than the 'max'
> line - like half an inch or so - would this affect
> or cause that symptom?
> will having too much fluid in the cylinder degrade
> performance? BTW, this is
> 
> a result of my last bleeding operation and not
> paying attention to how much
> fluid was going in... anyway, any advice would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Do the cheap rotors and pads at autozone and whatnot
> work well enough for a
> while? I just bought a $400 plane ticket and a $1350
> ring in preparation for
> 
> my upcoming engagement (yeah, you heard me right,
> shylo), and I have like
> zilcho money for good brakes ATM, and mine are like
> really shot...
> 
> Jason
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