Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - Help me pick my Rotors and pad (Akebono stock replacement) + Motive Bleeder & fluid

BrandonT · 05-19-2013, 05:59 AM

Are you bedding in your brake pads properly? Also if you are still glazing pads the piston might not be retracting all the way (replace caliper). Every now and then when I get off the highway I'll take the temp of my rotors with a cheapy temp gun just to see if a caliper is dragging. Every car forum seems to have complaints about warping rotors, when the the reality it is rare for the rotor to warp, but very easy to glaze or deposit pad material unevenly on the rotor due to poor or no pad bed-in. I've even had very good luck rebedding pads with 15k miles on them.

05-19-2013, 05:59 AM	#49 (permalink)
BrandonT Base Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 169 Drives: 2009 370Z White Rep Power: 14	Are you bedding in your brake pads properly? Also if you are still glazing pads the piston might not be retracting all the way (replace caliper). Every now and then when I get off the highway I'll take the temp of my rotors with a cheapy temp gun just to see if a caliper is dragging. Every car forum seems to have complaints about warping rotors, when the the reality it is rare for the rotor to warp, but very easy to glaze or deposit pad material unevenly on the rotor due to poor or no pad bed-in. I've even had very good luck rebedding pads with 15k miles on them. Last edited by BrandonT; 05-19-2013 at 04:53 PM.