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Mar 16, 2011 | 05:33 PM

Ramonator44

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Break dust!

so i have to go out and scrub the break dust off my rims every couple days.. why is there so much break dust collecting?

Mar 16, 2011 | 05:41 PM

intense00

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You have to break the brake dust?

Mar 16, 2011 | 05:53 PM

zman17

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Originally Posted by Ramonator44

so i have to go out and scrub the break dust off my rims every couple days.. why is there so much break dust collecting?

Because the rear shoes are not adjusted properly, so the front is doing all the work.

Mar 16, 2011 | 05:56 PM

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yeah cause theres never any on the rear just the front.. how do i adjust them so it doesnt no this?

Mar 16, 2011 | 06:25 PM

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Go to the FAQ section and download the 2001 service manual. Or get a Haynes manual. Which btw, you should have anyway.

Mar 16, 2011 | 06:48 PM

redheadhunter21

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Also a swap to ceramic pads would help lower the brake dust

Mar 16, 2011 | 09:41 PM

Ramonator44

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yeah i asked my dad he said he got the cheapest brakes so i need to get some better ones... but also when i brake it like shakes which means the rotors a warped a little bit would tht increase the break dust.

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Mar 16, 2011 | 09:56 PM

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Warped rotors won't increase brake dust. Cheap pads, on the other hand, most certainly well.

Brake pads are one of those parts that I will NEVER cheap out on..... after all, your life depends on your brakes.......

Mar 16, 2011 | 10:10 PM

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I went through two sets of the cheap pads in six months, spent twice as much on the good ones and it's been a year and a half. Ya get what ya pay for.