smokey brakes?

[ctp_mechanix]

i onno if it's just the fact they are new but.... i put new rotors and pads on my car today... they feel fine.... look fine... STOP fine.... but they smoke... and after a long hard stop they stick a little but then go back to normal. any way is the smoke expected with new pads and rotors or is there something i should be warned about. btw it's an 88 cutlass with a 3.8 and the smoke comes from both sides.

[Mrbizness1]

Originally Posted by ctp_mechanix

i onno if it's just the fact they are new but.... i put new rotors and pads on my car today... they feel fine.... look fine... STOP fine.... but they smoke... and after a long hard stop they stick a little but then go back to normal. any way is the smoke expected with new pads and rotors or is there something i should be warned about. btw it's an 88 cutlass with a 3.8 and the smoke comes from both sides.

Did you clean the rotors before installing them? Most new rotors have a oily coating on them for protection when new. If you didn't lube the caliper sliders when you reinstalled them they might be hanging up.

[ctp_mechanix]

i think they might be hanging up, because if i press hard on the brakes. they stick for like 3 seconds after i accelerate. what do you mean the caliper sliders?

[Mrbizness1]

Originally Posted by ctp_mechanix

i think they might be hanging up, because if i press hard on the brakes. they stick for like 3 seconds after i accelerate. what do you mean the caliper sliders?

When you apply the brakes the calipers move on a shafts called sliders. they release to move the pads away from the rotors when you take your foot of the brake pedal. The movement is very small. The sliders are part of the caliper and are covered by a rubber boot. They sell special lube for them. Don't use just any grease.

[94cutlatized]

I really think its the new pads and rotors, i got new rotors and ceramic pads on all 4 wheels of my cutlass supreme, and they all smoked for about 3 days! it smelled bad also, isnce the rotors have some sort of oilly surface