One_love_silvia
04-25-2012, 04:46 PM
hey guys, so i got some new pads from autozone (free thx to warranty :P) and new rotors from oreilly's (also free thanks to warranty :D)
ive had them on since monday. yesterday (tuesday) when i got to school, i saw the driver side smoking a good amount. wasn't really sure what it was. i cleaned the rotors really good with brake cleaner so i know it wasn't any kind of chemical thing. im assuming its just because they're new rotors and pads. all this was after driving 13 miles on them
when i got home, they weren't smoking anymore. that was after 19 miles.
however i noticed on both sides (more apparent in the driver side) some blue staining from heat (as featured in the picture)
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/deathsreaper200/527532_395893043778611_100000737569717_1191500_142 8967261_n.jpg
last night i went to dave and busters with a friend, making the total # of miles on the rotors and pads around 50. once again, i saw the rotor smoking. this time it was the passenger side however.
today, i added more miles to them by going to school and back. im now sitting around 76 miles. i checked the rotors, as im keeping a close eye on them for warping, and i noticed the heat stains got more intense.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/deathsreaper200/555700_396812337020015_100000737569717_1192952_905 494084_n.jpg
now some background info: i warrantied my last pads and rotors out because they got fucked up on the passenger side. one of the slide pins in the horse shoe of the caliper froze, which made the piston constantly push on the pads. they went to half life in 2 weeks, as well as having cracking, and white ash from burning.
when i put the new shit on, i greased up all the slide pins on both driver and passenger sides. i also replaced the piston boot on the driver side because it had a tear in it (that was a fucking bitch). there is no leakage of brake fluid, and the boot is in the caliper all the way. slide pins are fully functioning. brakes are properly bled. no soft pedal. went from driver side, to pass. side, back to driver side to double check.
no warping is visible as of yet, nor is there any burning. braking is working as intended. this is for the rear brakes btw. and i have been doing nothing but LIGHT braking, as im doing a 400mile break in period (no pun intended) to properly bed the pads into the rotors.
so im just wondering if anyone knows why the hell the rotors are getting heat stains. i've never had this happen to rotors before. i wasn't even aware that iron or steel (whatever the rotors are made of) can even HAVE heat coloring like this. i thought that was only reserved for titanium and sometimes stainless steel. also for some reason, it also seems to be radiating out from the dip in the rotor from the hub part to the disc part.
ive had them on since monday. yesterday (tuesday) when i got to school, i saw the driver side smoking a good amount. wasn't really sure what it was. i cleaned the rotors really good with brake cleaner so i know it wasn't any kind of chemical thing. im assuming its just because they're new rotors and pads. all this was after driving 13 miles on them
when i got home, they weren't smoking anymore. that was after 19 miles.
however i noticed on both sides (more apparent in the driver side) some blue staining from heat (as featured in the picture)
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/deathsreaper200/527532_395893043778611_100000737569717_1191500_142 8967261_n.jpg
last night i went to dave and busters with a friend, making the total # of miles on the rotors and pads around 50. once again, i saw the rotor smoking. this time it was the passenger side however.
today, i added more miles to them by going to school and back. im now sitting around 76 miles. i checked the rotors, as im keeping a close eye on them for warping, and i noticed the heat stains got more intense.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e266/deathsreaper200/555700_396812337020015_100000737569717_1192952_905 494084_n.jpg
now some background info: i warrantied my last pads and rotors out because they got fucked up on the passenger side. one of the slide pins in the horse shoe of the caliper froze, which made the piston constantly push on the pads. they went to half life in 2 weeks, as well as having cracking, and white ash from burning.
when i put the new shit on, i greased up all the slide pins on both driver and passenger sides. i also replaced the piston boot on the driver side because it had a tear in it (that was a fucking bitch). there is no leakage of brake fluid, and the boot is in the caliper all the way. slide pins are fully functioning. brakes are properly bled. no soft pedal. went from driver side, to pass. side, back to driver side to double check.
no warping is visible as of yet, nor is there any burning. braking is working as intended. this is for the rear brakes btw. and i have been doing nothing but LIGHT braking, as im doing a 400mile break in period (no pun intended) to properly bed the pads into the rotors.
so im just wondering if anyone knows why the hell the rotors are getting heat stains. i've never had this happen to rotors before. i wasn't even aware that iron or steel (whatever the rotors are made of) can even HAVE heat coloring like this. i thought that was only reserved for titanium and sometimes stainless steel. also for some reason, it also seems to be radiating out from the dip in the rotor from the hub part to the disc part.