Greddy-Matt Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hi all Searched through the first ten pages of the brakes section without joy. I've noticed that over the past few days my brakes are loosing power, the pedal is still hard but braking force is getting weaker and weaker. I've cleaned the discs with brembo brake cleaner and it's made no difference, checked fluid levels and the pads look ok to me does anyone have an ideas as to the cause of this? Most of the issues with power loss on here seem to go hand in hand with spongy pedals but mine isn't, any help gratefully received! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hi all Searched through the first ten pages of the brakes section without joy. I've noticed that over the past few days my brakes are loosing power, the pedal is still hard but braking force is getting weaker and weaker. I've cleaned the discs with brembo brake cleaner and it's made no difference, checked fluid levels and the pads look ok to me does anyone have an ideas as to the cause of this? Most of the issues with power loss on here seem to go hand in hand with spongy pedals but mine isn't, any help gratefully received! What brand of Rotors are you running? What brand of Brake Pads are you running? Have you removed all the pads and checked the friction face of each pad? Have you checked all 8 brake rotor faces? Have you checked the brake servo, hose and associated parts for proper function? Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greddy-Matt Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hi Yeah should have said running stock discs and pads, I think it's all the original equipment on the car as theres nothing in the receipts etc to say they've been changed. All the disc surfaces look fine, no scoring or discolouration inside or out, the pads look ok but I haven't had a chance to remove them from the calliper and inspect the faces but look like they have meat on them. I'll whip the pads out and have look, not sure how I'd check the servo tho? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hi Yeah should have said running stock discs and pads, I think it's all the original equipment on the car as theres nothing in the receipts etc to say they've been changed. All the disc surfaces look fine, no scoring or discolouration inside or out, the pads look ok but I haven't had a chance to remove them from the calliper and inspect the faces but look like they have meat on them. I'll whip the pads out and have look, not sure how I'd check the servo tho? Stock as in JDM or Brembo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hi Yeah should have said running stock discs and pads, I think it's all the original equipment on the car as theres nothing in the receipts etc to say they've been changed. All the disc surfaces look fine, no scoring or discolouration inside or out, the pads look ok but I haven't had a chance to remove them from the calliper and inspect the faces but look like they have meat on them. I'll whip the pads out and have look, not sure how I'd check the servo tho? Stock as in JDM or Brembo? Brembo - UK car : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=53577 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greddy-Matt Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Yep brembo's I went out this eve and can't get the abs to kick in under hard braking, I'm thinking it's got to be contaminated pads as the calipers aren't even getting warm with really hard use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMANALEX Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Yep brembo's I went out this eve and can't get the abs to kick in under hard braking, I'm thinking it's got to be contaminated pads as the calipers aren't even getting warm with really hard use... When you have the pads out checking the friction faces, also best to check that all 12 pistons are free. All parts in stock if and when required Here is the link to my 9 page sub-forum: viewforum.php?f=157 Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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