Subject	Also clean all that red grease off of the pads - its likely
Posted by	Bernie (NoVA) on August 31, 2022 at 8:11 AM
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In Reply To	The big fat rust spatc on the rotor needs to be cleaned off. posted by Bernie (NoVA) on August 31, 2022 at 08:09 AM
Message	getting onto the pad surface. It's not needed the pads have shims on them from the factory. Bernie Bilski berniebilski@cox.net President of Z-Car Club of Northern Virginia 1995 Nissan 300ZX TwinTurbo in Cobalt Green 1997 Nissan 240SX SE in Ultra Red 2006 Nissan Frontier SE in Ultra Black
Follow Ups	Follow up on the noisy 350Z brakes. - Tanley (ATL) 19:30:13 08/29/22 Scrap everything. Start over. All new brakes and rotors. (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 22:01:25 08/29/22 Your rotors need to be turned. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 09:19:51 08/30/22 I always thought slotted/cross drilled couldn't be turned. - Musashi Sword 09:34:15 08/30/22 Depends who you read and believe - robo (sebring1970) 09:57:42 08/30/22 Ok, cool. I'll call around then. I have four I need turned.. (n/m) - Musashi Sword 10:01:47 08/30/22 Yes, see what you can find out on your own. - robo (sebring1970) 10:19:12 08/30/22 Plus, I think we can safely assume Bernie got it right. - robo (sebring1970) 10:23:58 08/30/22 Just had a set of X-drilled Brembos turned at my local shop - vorpalZed 11:53:20 08/30/22 Awesome! (n/m) - Musashi Sword 12:40:33 08/30/22 Whoever told you that is your enemy. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 21:18:15 08/30/22 lol, might have been... (n/m) - Musashi Sword 06:52:26 09/01/22 What do you think about the piston contact on the shim/pad? - Tanley (ATL) 10:38:19 08/30/22 I believe your calipers and pistons to be beyond repair - robo (sebring1970) 14:38:26 08/30/22 What are you going on about? - Bernie (NoVA) 08:15:24 08/31/22 Time to take out a loan and get Brembos (n/m) - Mike@ZSpeed 11:48:25 08/30/22 I agree. I was perhaps a little glib with my initial - robo (sebring1970) 11:57:26 08/30/22 $400/ month . 24 months = Brembos - Mike@ZSpeed 16:24:00 08/30/22 I see one layer of black powder coat, nothing else. - Bernie (NoVA) 21:27:40 08/30/22 Those are 350Z Brembo calipers. Are you guys all smoking it? (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 21:25:49 08/30/22 Calipers and pad position looks fine. - Bernie (NoVA) 21:23:39 08/30/22 You are speaking some truths but I will bottom line it - robo (sebring1970) 22:05:20 08/30/22 Stop. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 08:07:42 08/31/22 To me, that means Go - robo (sebring1970) 08:32:14 08/31/22 2 things - Stanky (BC) 22:33:31 08/30/22 More info., this whole setup has maybe 50 miles on it. - Tanley (ATL) 04:41:28 08/31/22 The big fat rust spatc on the rotor needs to be cleaned off. - Bernie (NoVA) 08:09:27 08/31/22 Also clean all that red grease off of the pads - its likely - Bernie (NoVA) 08:11:30 08/31/22 I thought the red stuff was Disc Brake Quiet goop (n/m) - robo (sebring1970) 13:00:40 08/31/22
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