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Re: [ST] What makes brakes grab?



Hi Patti,

Assuming we can rule out warped rotors & such, the most likely
culprit is dirty brake rotors.  Try wiping them off thoroughly
with denatured alcohol.

Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST
"NO Dawg"

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <pattib@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 9:21 PM
Subject: [ST] What makes brakes grab?


> Over the last few days, I've made three different stops from
low speed
> that left me saying "ouch!" because they wound up being much
more
> sudden than I'd planned.  Now, either I've managed to forget
how to
> come to a smooth stop, or my brakes are being grabby.
>
> I don't like the first theory, so I'll go with the second for
now.
> This is NewBooh, with something like 1500 miles on the clock,
so wear
> shouldn't be much of an issue.  What causes brakes to be
grabby?
>
> -Patti
>
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