Re: Wet Brakes

[tony martie <tony@domain.elided>]

On Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at 07:42 AM, alfa-digest wrote:

> Wet Brakes

Hello, listers.
Every time I drive my 87 Spider Quadrifoglio on a rainy day I must be
especially careful, because if it has been a while since I last braked, 
then
they are quite ineffective until after I have gotten on the binders for a
bit and they have heated up and dried off.  It can be dicey when coming 
up
on traffic.  If I keep them hot then they are fine, but if it has been
smooth cruising on the expressway for ten miles before my exit, then I 
had
better remember and get 'em hot before I get onto the ramp.
This happens "everytime" now, but I've had the car for about 11 years 
and I
do not recall that this happened when I first owned it  - maybe it did 
and I
just don't remember.  Anyway, it surely happens now everytime it rains.

Any thoughts?

I see in IAP's catalog that for the upgrade (cross-drilled and slotted)
rotors, that they say "...and improve wet-weather braking."  Is this 
what I
need?

Dave Martin
Endwell, NY


Well that sounds terrifying.  What variety of pads are on it?  I would 
like to be sure to avoid them in the future(!).



Tony Martie
78 Spider (keeper with good brakes)
71 Spider (project car for sale:  http://www.tmpd.net/71spider.jpg  )
TM PhotoDesign
www.tmpd.net
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fax        214 328-0882
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