Brake Problem

Insert Name Here · Dec 6th, 2004, 12:41 PM

Hey guys, I have a bit of a concern. On friday I changed out my breaks, the were really BAD, so I had to change discs as well. Everything went fine and all but on saturday they started smoking. And I had read that, that meant that they were "sticking," but the thing is that i drove all day long and it never happened again. Then yesterday it happened again, but only once. Should I be concerned that anything will happen.

P.S. They are the stock discs and ceramic pads.

Wufaded · Dec 6th, 2004, 01:09 PM

It's normal for the brakes to smoke/stink during the bedding process and the break-in time period. After I replaced my pads and rotors, they smoked while I was bedding them, and about a day after that.

Jasper · Dec 6th, 2004, 06:54 PM

yea, especially with a ceramic pad. theres nothing like the smell of a ceramic pad

. i love that smell lol. as far as i noticed, the brakejob i did today wasnt smoking, even during breaking/bedding. they did smell though (prob no smoke because it was a ceramic pad, they tend to take heat much better than an asbestos-based brakepad)

Insert Name Here · Dec 6th, 2004, 08:57 PM

Cool, thanx guys, I was kinda worried for a moment there. Since that had never happened.

Zac · Dec 6th, 2004, 10:50 PM

which pads did you go with?

Insert Name Here · Dec 7th, 2004, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NickZac

which pads did you go with?

I dont remember they are at home, I bought them at AutoZone, they were the ceramtic ones that they carry.

Jasper · Dec 7th, 2004, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Psychsal

I dont remember they are at home, I bought them at AutoZone, they were the ceramtic ones that they carry.

yep, they arent bad for stock replacements. nothing as far as performance goes.

and yea, those definately have a distinctive smell as they break in.

**Matt93SE** · Dec 7th, 2004, 04:38 PM

what were you doing before they smoked?

If you were just driving along and not beating on the brakes, then you have issues. if you were driving hard on them and got the brakes hot, then that's normal to smoke a bit when they're new.

Insert Name Here · Dec 7th, 2004, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jasper

yep, they arent bad for stock replacements. nothing as far as performance goes.

and yea, those definately have a distinctive smell as they break in.

Yeah for now thats what Im going with but due to some engine problems, I might have to just get rid of my sentra and buy a new car, hopefully a 200sx se-r

. But I wanted to do AD22VF upgrade.

Zac · Dec 7th, 2004, 06:26 PM

so did you originally bed them properly?

Insert Name Here · Dec 7th, 2004, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt93SE

what were you doing before they smoked?

If you were just driving along and not beating on the brakes, then you have issues. if you were driving hard on them and got the brakes hot, then that's normal to smoke a bit when they're new.

I had already bleed the brakes, and I was driving to school and when i stopped they started smoking and smelled.

Insert Name Here · Dec 7th, 2004, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by NickZac

so did you originally bed them properly?

yeah I did.