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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
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Posted: Fri Oct 25 01:14:37 1985
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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."
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