Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site weitek.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!greipa!pesnta!amd!amdcad!cae780!weitek!neal From: neal@weitek.UUCP (Neal Bedard) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: squeaky brakes summary (and brake dust) Message-ID: <310@weitek.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 01:14:37 EDT Article-I.D.: weitek.310 Posted: Fri Oct 25 01:14:37 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 07:12:30 EDT References: <315@ccivax.UUCP> <38@cornell.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Weitek Corporation, Sunnyvale Lines: 23 Keywords: Lust in the Dust, Squeaky Fromme In article <38@cornell.UUCP>, jimn@cornell.UUCP (Jim Nesheim) writes: > I own an '85 VW GTI, which has disc brakes front and rear. Why > don't I have the problem of brake dust on my rear wheels? It only shows > up on my front wheels. The front brakes do more work due to weight transfer during braking, and therfore wear off more dust than the rear. I would surmise that since the GTI is relatively nose-heavy this front dust shedding is exaggerated, since the already lightly loaded rear wheels have just that much less traction during braking. My Supra sheds brake dust on all four wheels, about twice as much in the front. On squeaky brakes: There is this stuff from Permatex called "Disc Brake Quiet" that you spray on the piston side of the brake pad (the caliper needs to be dismantled to do this) that supposedly cures squeaking. I've no direct experience with this product, so I can't say how well it works. -Neal -- "they say compassion is a virtue, but I don't have the ... time." UUCP: {turtlevax, resonex, cae780}!weitek!neal