Smoked my brakes
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Smoked my brakes
Had a session on Anglesey this evening, ended up with my front o/s brake smoking
I know the pads and discs are shot anyway, this was their last hurrah - but searching around would appear to suggest a stuck caliper as the cause rather than just over doing it. Is there good way to be sure before stripping them down?
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Scott
I know the pads and discs are shot anyway, this was their last hurrah - but searching around would appear to suggest a stuck caliper as the cause rather than just over doing it. Is there good way to be sure before stripping them down?
Cheers,
Scott
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Wasn't looking to rebuild, was looking at picking up a set of refurb ones really. Seems to be some resistance there when spinning the wheel, and it was much warmer than the n/s wheel after a short run this morning.
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Sounds exactly like what I had when front left caliper seized. Smoking after a long run, a lot warmer on a regular run than the rest and resistance when spinning freely. Thankfully the refurbs are easy to get and not overly expensive.
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Is the ATE Super Blue worth having over something like Castrol React (Response). I can get it for £10 a litre from ECP with their current promotion, as far as I can tell it'll just need changing more often?
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Annual is fine with me, seems a good buy at this price - just a shame there's no stock at my local will have to see if I can get it delivered in time for the weekend.
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Originally Posted by lovegroova' timestamp='1343220883' post='21887502
As a regular-ish track dayer, I get the fluid changed annually (I use Motul RBF600) - I'm sure the super Blue would be fine with that sort of change schedule.