Brake pads are toast

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 06/20/2017 at 14:09 • Filed to: Project 69

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Last night I replace the front left caliper on the ‘vette because it was leaking. Turns out brake pads will absorb brake fluid which turns them into mush.

The pad was soft to the touch and I broke that chunk off with my hands without much effort. The pad has been soaking in brake fluid for a week or so until I had time to work on it. Guess I should have done this sooner. I never knew brake fluid could do this though, brake fluid is some nasty stuff.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 06/20/2017 at 15:23

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Wow! I knew brake fluid + brake pads = bad, but I had no idea. Seems like a poor design, but I guess they’re never supposed to be exposed to each other.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 06/20/2017 at 15:33

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Yea, the seal on the piston was shot so I’m assuming the brake fluid just slowly leaked out over the week and was absorbed by the pad as it dripped down. I never knew that it was this bad though to mix pads and fluid.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 06/20/2017 at 15:58

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What kind of pads?

Organic or non?

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 06/20/2017 at 16:07

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Organic I think, the pads are old, over 20 years at least

pip bip - choose Corrour > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 06/21/2017 at 06:37

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new pads is always a good thing.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > pip bip - choose Corrour 06/21/2017 at 08:20

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So are calipers, I’m going to go ahead and replace all of the calipers since 2 of 4 already sprang leaks.