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Just got done with my break-in (30-30-30) and test drive of my new front brakes! The weather today was wonderful so I installed Bendix CT-3 pads and Bendix slotted & drilled rotors (made in Canada, BTW). I've used Bendix brakes for years and always with great results. It's a slightly different set-up than my LeBaron was but not too bad. The first set took a little more than an hour - the second about 30 minutes. The calipers were still in pretty good shape so I didn't need to paint them - don't really have the time for that anyway. I did paint the rotors Memorial Day weekend. I had planned on changing the brakes then but at 98° (a local record) I passed. The silver square is where the "L" sticker was. When I painted the rotors I left the stickers on as I wasn't sure I would be fully aware when I did this. :beer:
About three months ago I was coming off the freeway on a downhill ramp and the brakes kinda' "gave" on me for a second. They had performed great to that point but after that they were never the same. Today I found out why:
You can see the wide, unworn area on the rotor and the matching grove on the pad. It looks like something got in there and just ate it up - a rock chip or something? who knows. The chip out of the rotor is where I pounded it off with the hammer. Those factory lug clips are a PITA to remove ...
About three months ago I was coming off the freeway on a downhill ramp and the brakes kinda' "gave" on me for a second. They had performed great to that point but after that they were never the same. Today I found out why:
You can see the wide, unworn area on the rotor and the matching grove on the pad. It looks like something got in there and just ate it up - a rock chip or something? who knows. The chip out of the rotor is where I pounded it off with the hammer. Those factory lug clips are a PITA to remove ...