Re: [alfa] re LS rotors

[Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 20:12:18 -0400 Bill LeClair <billleclair@domain.elided> wrote:

> How can one tell the difference between brake fade and fluid boiling?

> I gather fade is when gases build up between the pad and the rotor?

> I had a 164 and the brakes would go away on the track, pedal would go to the
> floor after several laps. Was that fade or fluid boiling?

with fade, the pedal will feel firm, but the car won't stop.

soft squishy pedal is fluid boil.

richard
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