My Difficulty with Brembo Brakes

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Apr 2, 2010 | 07:31 PM

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PaulVincent

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Originally Posted by Ltngdrvr

Brake pads must have a pretty high iron content.

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Originally Posted by Boomer

Ok, so what exactly happens?
You wash it, you let it sit, rust builds up on the rotor and glues the e-brake to the rotor.

How exactly do you get it off?
Any of my vehicles that it happens to, I just release the e-brake, roll or gas backwards a bit and 'thud' the rust breaks free... one good brake cleans the rust off the rotor itself.

We only use the STI only in winter, and I washed it thoroughly before putting it in the garage mid March. Two days later, my wife wanted to drive it, but the brakes were stuck. I took over, and to break it free I shifted from reverse to first (several times) and finally after revving it a lot it broke free (loud noise when it happened).

Apr 2, 2010 | 07:32 PM

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my moms parking break sticks on really cold nights

Must really **** your dad off!

Oh man, sorry but I almost fell out of my chair after reading that and thinking about it for a minute...

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Apr 2, 2010 | 07:51 PM

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My Brembos have no such issue.

Apr 2, 2010 | 08:25 PM

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montreal ponies

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Maybe it's the water you use. Where about do you live ?

Apr 2, 2010 | 08:28 PM

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laserred38

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Jesus Christ. They're BRAKES for God's sake.

Apr 2, 2010 | 09:00 PM

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Brake pads must have a pretty high iron content.

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Maybe it's the water you use. Where about do you live ?

NE IL and we have extremely hard water, but remember, this is a problem on only one car.

Apr 2, 2010 | 09:46 PM

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It's not hard water.

I recommend again drying the rotors/calipers as best you can. If you can't do that, take it for a spin before you put it back in the garage.

As for the guy that experiences this in the cold, depends on the model of the car, but I know VW's are notorious for this; the rubber boot on the end of the brake line corrodes and wears out, and it allows moisture to get in there and freeze. Again, a fairly common problem (my uncle had a jetta, had it happen several times).