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MarkA
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New brake pads and rotors.
My next HPDE is in about a week, so I spent the day installing the brake pads and rotors I'll be using on the track. I have Carbotech XP10 pads, and new rotors to mate them with.
I see the value of the screws that hold the rotors in place. I had thought that the new rotors would be snug enough that they would stay in place by themselves. That wasn't the case. Especially in the front, where the rotors are fairly heavy, it was a bit tough to keep the rotor in place while trying to line up the bolt holes to get the caliper bolted back on.
In the rear, there is a spring-loaded line for the parking brake to each caliper. The bracket that holds it needs to be removed to get the caliper off. Re-attaching it is a BIG pain. I tried for a LONG time to re-mount the bracket *after* I had re-attached the line. That isn't the way to do it. It is nearly impossible to hold the bracket in place, line up the bolt holes, and get the bolts back in while the parking brake line is trying to pull things apart. Once I gave up, and detached the line, the bracket bolted on easy, and it was much easier to wrangle the parking brake line back onto its tab with the bracket in place than to wrangle the bracket into place with the parking brake line attached to its tab.
From the experience gained, I'm hoping the next time I change rotors, it will take me about 1/4 the time it took the first time.
Once everything was back together, I went out to bed the pads. They feel really good, even when cold. I'm hoping that with the Carbotech pads, and RBF600 brake fluid, my brakes will hold up better than last time. I suppose the tires will be the next thing to go. I can't imagine they will have much tread left after two days of fast laps.
My next HPDE is in about a week, so I spent the day installing the brake pads and rotors I'll be using on the track. I have Carbotech XP10 pads, and new rotors to mate them with.
I see the value of the screws that hold the rotors in place. I had thought that the new rotors would be snug enough that they would stay in place by themselves. That wasn't the case. Especially in the front, where the rotors are fairly heavy, it was a bit tough to keep the rotor in place while trying to line up the bolt holes to get the caliper bolted back on.
In the rear, there is a spring-loaded line for the parking brake to each caliper. The bracket that holds it needs to be removed to get the caliper off. Re-attaching it is a BIG pain. I tried for a LONG time to re-mount the bracket *after* I had re-attached the line. That isn't the way to do it. It is nearly impossible to hold the bracket in place, line up the bolt holes, and get the bolts back in while the parking brake line is trying to pull things apart. Once I gave up, and detached the line, the bracket bolted on easy, and it was much easier to wrangle the parking brake line back onto its tab with the bracket in place than to wrangle the bracket into place with the parking brake line attached to its tab.
From the experience gained, I'm hoping the next time I change rotors, it will take me about 1/4 the time it took the first time.
Once everything was back together, I went out to bed the pads. They feel really good, even when cold. I'm hoping that with the Carbotech pads, and RBF600 brake fluid, my brakes will hold up better than last time. I suppose the tires will be the next thing to go. I can't imagine they will have much tread left after two days of fast laps.
