 alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | Parked car for 9 months - Brake disks rust So I finally got around fixing a cracked exhaust pipe on my secondary car after 9 months (First time I took a vacation week in over a year and half). I didn't use the handbrake to park it. Just some blocks on the wheels.
I haven't driven it further than a mile total with a few stops along the way.
After getting it rolling, the brakes make a lot of noise.
Aside from requiring more pressure on the brake, it's stopping fine.
Will it get better? The brakes weren't used that much since they were last replaced. |
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 JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?Premium
join:2006-09-05
Kelowna, BC
kudos:2 | Yes, they rust. Mine do after a day in the rain. It will clean off quickly after a few hard stops, so no worry there.
As long as they don't drag, you're fine.
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | said by Juggernaut:As long as they don't drag, you're fine.
Drag? One of the breaks was stuck when I first tried to drive off. It got unstuck after I gave it a good kick in first gear. |
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JuggernautIrreverent or irrelevant?Premium
join:2006-09-05
Kelowna, BC
kudos:2 | Well, that's timely info. 
Could be your calipers/ drums are dragging causing the noise. Now that the brake has freed, does the vehicle roll forward easily at idle?
I also wonder if a pad may have separated from the backing since it was frozen. It's not unheard of. Watch for any scoring on the rotors, or better yet, pull the wheels and look.
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | said by Juggernaut:does the vehicle roll forward easily at idle? Yes. Even on neutral.
said by Juggernaut:I also wonder if a pad may have separated from the backing since it was frozen. It's not unheard of. Watch for any scoring on the rotors, or better yet, pull the wheels and look.
Pads are visible. I will take a look. |
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 mph300Two Thirds The Way There
join:2000-11-09 | reply to alkizmo
said by alkizmo:said by Juggernaut:As long as they don't drag, you're fine.
Drag? One of the breaks was stuck when I first tried to drive off. It got unstuck after I gave it a good kick in first gear. The pads, most probably semi metallic in composition, were likely rust bonded to the rotor surface.
Mike
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i have a winter and summer car, my summer car has 4 wheel discs, i park it in october and bring it out in my, never had a problem, usually major rust from being in the snow. my truck that i store in the summer last year when i got it out i had a lining come away in the back drums felt like i had square wheels on the car, if you had a lining in a drum rolling around you would feel it, the secondary car, what kind of brakes does it have? |
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | said by telco_mtl:if you had a lining in a drum rolling around you would feel it, the secondary car, what kind of brakes does it have?
Well I don't feel anything. It is getting better, almost no more noise. All I hear now is the crappy engine's rough idling 
As for what kind of brakes, no clue. Probably the cheapest one available as that is all I invest in that car for replacement parts. It's a Mazda 626 2000 with 190k KM on it.
It suffices for my 6km transit to work. |
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 Doctor OldsI Need A Remedy For What's Ailing Me.Premium,VIP
join:2001-04-19
1970 442 W30
kudos:18 | said by alkizmo:said by telco_mtl:if you had a lining in a drum rolling around you would feel it, the secondary car, what kind of brakes does it have?
As for what kind of brakes, no clue. Probably the cheapest one available as that is all I invest in that car for replacement parts. It's a Mazda 626 2000 I believe he is asking what kind as in disc brakes or drum brakes. Does your Mazda have disc brakes at all 4 wheels or disc brakes only on the front and drum brakes on the rear?
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| said by Doctor Olds:said by alkizmo:said by telco_mtl:if you had a lining in a drum rolling around you would feel it, the secondary car, what kind of brakes does it have?
As for what kind of brakes, no clue. Probably the cheapest one available as that is all I invest in that car for replacement parts. It's a Mazda 626 2000 I believe he is asking what kind as in disc brakes or drum brakes. Does your Mazda have disc brakes at all 4 wheels or disc brakes only on the front and drum brakes on the rear? from experience, all the beaters ive had that i store for the summer that had drums in back had the worst luck with brakes comming out of storage. i guess humidity gets stuck in the drums, disks get aired out |
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1 | reply to alkizmo
Well just glad to say all the noise is gone and the breaks work like a champ...
but my exhaust crack fix was crap
Sure it doesn't sound like a rusty old Harley anymore, but it's pretty loud.
Above is the diagram of my exhaust.
The red line is where it broke off.
The green square is the joint that's still attached.
I think I will have to soak it with Jigaloo, remove it, hope the other side of the joint is functional, then find a short pipe with a coupler of the same size. |
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| check the motor mounts.
that is exactly where Mazda 626 exhaust breaks with a bad front or rear mount.
also...rough idling......mounts |
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alkizmo
join:2007-06-25
Pierrefonds, QC
kudos:1
1 edit | Mounts cause rough idling, or rough idling can also cause exhaust breaks?
Because it's idling pretty rough due to an acting up EGR.
I'm still trying to keep that car in action because it's only a backup car that does absolutely no more highway. Only local driving to go to the hardware store, grocery store and work (Work is local).
We don't want to buy a "new" used car for backup, especially since we did without the backup one for 9 months (But it wasn't very convenient). |
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