i think i GLAZED my NEW pads

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wangless
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Car: '02 MBP WRX

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well the other day i took my car into the shop so they could put on my brembo blanks and axxis ultimates. too busy myself to do car work lately or else i probably would have done it myself like i planned. anyway, i just developed a really loud 'honing' noise along with a high pitched squeel and when i turn sometimes a grinding noise. the rears are fine... the fronts are the ones that are making the noise. i was thinking they're just breaking themselves in... but the rears werent like this.

im assuming i glazed the rotors because i did have to stop pretty hard like 3 times to avoid some **** on the roads. i also tried to break them in by speeding up and slowing down a few times, but i did that after the hard stopping. it actually kind of made the noises louder lol.

so if the rotors are glazed... how do i unglaze them ?... if its possible that is ? or could it be the shops fault for assembling it wrong somehow. tomorrow ill be taking off the wheels for a look see so any suggestions before tomorrow would be great.


MainEvent212
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Car: 95 Nissan 240SX SE w/ SR20DET+goodies

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you have to get them resurfaced if they are in fact messed up

wangless
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Car: '02 MBP WRX

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you talkin pads or rotors that need to be resurfaced ?

Dirtylou
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Car: 1991 Nissan 240SX RMS13

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Do you know if they sprayed the blanks with brake cleaner?

wangless
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Joined: Wed Feb 26, 2003 10:09 pm
Car: '02 MBP WRX

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^ nope.

today i took off both the front wheels to see if i could find anything wrong. i see that i already started scoring the front right wheel... wtf. theres a ring and a little groove that i can feel. possibly a bad caliper then ??


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