smoking brakes after new rotors and pads

[stopufool]

just had drill slotted brembo rotors put on with ceramic padss, after drivin for a while the rear brakes get really hot and even smoke, any idea why?

[Doubletap]

It sounds like they might be draggin on the rotor... Is it all the time or just after some hard driving?

DoubleTap

[stopufool]

well they were just installed this sunday, i would say all the time after braking

[stopufool]

it has a smell to it too

[CivicSpoon]

Are you properly breaking-in the brakes, or just hard braking on them right away?

[stopufool]

no i haven't braked hard at all, i usually use the clutch to slow down before i even brake. not slamming on the brakes at all

[hxgaser]

Obviously the brakes are sticking. Well, have you try to "seat" the brakes? (Break in) Find a street where you can accelerate and brake without affecting traffic. Drive up to 60mph, brake by gradually increasing the braking force. This actually means that you do apply quite a pressure on the brakes towards the end. Try not to completely stop, gradually accelerate to 60 again to allow brakes to cool. Repeat the process 5 times or so. This should break-in the new pads and rotor surfaces.

(see http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/...otors_myth.htm)

The break in precedure should be taken with new pads and rotors.

But this might not solve your sticking issue. You might want to take the pads out and see if you have some foreign material between the pads and the caliper pistons. Or did you use shims by any chance? If so you might want to take them out. Maybe you should try to do this before the breakin process.

Hope this helps you.

[stopufool]

yeah i think i am gonna check the pads first, cause there is black dust all over my rim and it even seems hard to accelerate, i haven't driven the car since the first time i saw that it was getting so hot

[hxgaser]

Oh, yeah, I just noted that the problem is happening on your rear brakes. Is something jambed or malfunctioning at the emergency brake assembly?

[hxgaser]

also check this...

http://www.alldata.com/techtips/2005/20050216a.html