Rotor Temperatures, Am I getting too fanatical? |
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Rotor Temperatures, Am I getting too fanatical? |
dmilzoff |
Aug 23 2003, 01:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 67 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Ossining, NY Member No.: 377 |
Am I getting too fanatical or is this a real problem?
On my 914-6, I have 911 brakes up front and original rear brakes. I found the right rear brake dragging (smoking!). After opeining the vent clearance and oiling the emergency brake linkage, I took the car out for a 4 mile ride. Rotor temperatures using a infrared temp probe was Left Front 145 deg. F. Right Front 150 Left Rear 180 Right Rear 225 Question 1: Shouldn't the front rotors be hotter? Should I remove the brake proportioning valve or replace it with a new one to correct this? Question 2: Is the right rear too hot for such a short ride? |
Dave_Darling |
Aug 24 2003, 05:25 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,048 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
Let's think about the T thing for a minute. The T will allow more pressure to go to the rear brakes, right? Because the stock proportioning valve limits the pressure that goes to the rear.
So adding the T will let the rears work more. Which will increase the rotor temperatures, not decrease them. I think the T is a red herring in this case. (Doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it, just that it doesn't have any bearing on the symptoms.) --DD |
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