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Old 11-12-2008, 12:23 PM
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Need some help---brake job 4.6is

2003 4.6is...I am experiencing what appears to be warped rotors on a new brake job, 1500 miles....Used quality parts I think...Palinga rotors,texstar pads....I spoke to the vendor and he said I should have lubed the slider area for the pads...Is this my bad or is there something I am missing....Maybe there is a DIY that I can't find that would be usefull....Thanks for the imput...
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Old 11-12-2008, 01:12 PM
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Yes you need to lube the frame where the pads ride. I am not familiar with Palinga rotors, I'd use a good solid German rotors in place of the drilled or slotted ones.

The rotor manufacture is implying you have a pad or pads that are dragging and heating up the rotor. That is possible but the majority of brake vibration I have seen is transfer of pad material to the rotor, this will make it feel like a warped rotor but it's actually the pad "catching" on the material that was transferred to the rotor. The only way to make sure the problem is solved is to start from scratch and do not use any of the bedding in processes for the brake pads. Bedding in the pads usually does more harm that good and will not actually bed in the pads. Pads take sever hundred miles or more to actually make full contact with the rotors. Running around slamming on the brakes and heating them up over and over does nothing but heat cycles the system.

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Thanks, sounds like I will turn the rotors and clean things up, lube and figure out if the pads are fine, I think they are...Thanks for the imput...Nothin like doing things twice!!!!

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I found a DIY from TopBrakes that seems pretty thorough...I appreciate the thoughts from "the cleaner"...Any further advise would be helpfull...
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I did the brake job this weekend, nothing like doing things twice...I now understand more on lubing the sliders and all moving parts!!! Also the torque is spot on...It feels mucho better...I turned the rotors and pulled everything apart...Pads seemed fine...Thanks for the help...
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