weird fading on left rear brake

[fastpace]

well here is the problem. I changed all of my brakes about 8 months ago. As time went on I started to hear my left rear brake squeeing. So I got crap brakes and put them in on the left rear side. However, when it was time to change the other rear brakes they were thick as hell. So I left them in. Today I just was doing looking at the car the see if there was anything that I needed to change and of course it was the left rear brake that was getting faded. I also noticed that the brake fade was not even on both sides and am wondering what the problem is. I think tha the rotor is some how warped to cause this problem. I was wondering what yall on zilvia thought about this problem?

[Bill Roberts]

Damn...I typed a whole reply...detailed and the computer crashed....

I will try again in "word" and paste it in a few mins..

[Bill Roberts]

Ok....I will try again.
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The definition of brake "fading" is when the brakes get so hot that they become uneffective.

I suppose you were speaking of brake pad "wear" Correct?

Get on a dirt road and see if all brakes are coming on.

Check the P brake and see if it is applying more to one side than the other. or...you could have a clogged line not letting the right rear work or a modulator/equilizer that is clogged in the line system.

A warped rotor will cause abnormal pad wear but if it is on the rear, you would hear and feel the vibration and the pulsation of it. On the dirt road, pull the p brake hard and keep the wheels strait and see if the car goes sideways at 30MPH...if so, you may have a pinched brake cable for the p brake and if you drift and use the p brake...this could account for one wearing more than the other.

I hope this helps you. Also jack the car up and with a buddy, find out if the right rear is working at all. I go out and flogg my car some and feel for heat on the rim. If all are heating the same (fronts will be hotter...so I mean left to right) then you know it is all working right.


If you have the vibration, warped rotor and it will eat the pads...if the left cable is stuck on (turn the tire while jacked up) then you will need to work on the p brake cables and free them up.

[fastpace]

thanks for the info Bill. Yeah I was really talking about brake pad wear. I will try the suggestions that you mentioned. It is also because of drifting. I used the parking brake quite a few times at a practice drift event a couple of weeks ago and this could also be the problem.