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tvalley641
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Still new to vettes. Have owned this one since last Aug. 17,000 miles now. I'm whittling away at little problems one at a time. Just fixed the rear manifold leak well, thanks to you guys advice. Here is the next one I may have to tackle:
When I apply my brakes, just how touchy-feely should the pedal be? With easy around-town driving I notice nothing unusual about stopping performance. Not as cushy as my Bonne SSE, but I don't expect them to be. I've noticed that if I want to haul down quickly from say.... 40mph or so (like pretending to panic-stop), I really have to mash the break pedal to stop quickly. I have yet to lock the wheels up, or activate the ABS even on wet roads. Don't get me wrong, the thing stops reasonably quickly, but I thought the vette brakes would be race-track strong compared to the couch-mobiles I'm used to. Why, I can actually apply both feet to the brake pedal and press as hard as my 165 lb. can and I can not get the wheels to lock up, even in rain. Is this unusual? I've checked the power booster vacuum and it seems okay, no leaks. The front and rear disks look hardly worn. They are smooth as glass. Funny thing though, I notice I'm getting reddish brake dust on the rear wheels, but almost nothing on the front wheels. Another funny thing, I noticed that when I back up and tap the breaks, I can hear a loud click from the front calipers each time I tap them. The other day I had my wife tap the breaks while I rotated the front wheels ccwise (up on jacks of course). The pads were grabbing and moving rearward and downward against the caliper stop pin, even with easy taps. I believe that is what is making that noise but I do not understand why. Can all of this be related?
I hope this is enough info for you guys to help me resolve this. PS - I have not had the front pads off yet to see if they are glazed.
As always, thanks in advance vette-lovers.
Ted
When I apply my brakes, just how touchy-feely should the pedal be? With easy around-town driving I notice nothing unusual about stopping performance. Not as cushy as my Bonne SSE, but I don't expect them to be. I've noticed that if I want to haul down quickly from say.... 40mph or so (like pretending to panic-stop), I really have to mash the break pedal to stop quickly. I have yet to lock the wheels up, or activate the ABS even on wet roads. Don't get me wrong, the thing stops reasonably quickly, but I thought the vette brakes would be race-track strong compared to the couch-mobiles I'm used to. Why, I can actually apply both feet to the brake pedal and press as hard as my 165 lb. can and I can not get the wheels to lock up, even in rain. Is this unusual? I've checked the power booster vacuum and it seems okay, no leaks. The front and rear disks look hardly worn. They are smooth as glass. Funny thing though, I notice I'm getting reddish brake dust on the rear wheels, but almost nothing on the front wheels. Another funny thing, I noticed that when I back up and tap the breaks, I can hear a loud click from the front calipers each time I tap them. The other day I had my wife tap the breaks while I rotated the front wheels ccwise (up on jacks of course). The pads were grabbing and moving rearward and downward against the caliper stop pin, even with easy taps. I believe that is what is making that noise but I do not understand why. Can all of this be related?
I hope this is enough info for you guys to help me resolve this. PS - I have not had the front pads off yet to see if they are glazed.
As always, thanks in advance vette-lovers.
Ted