front and rear brake dust question
08-15-2006, 08:42 AM
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front and rear brake dust question This is probably a no-brainer but I'm kinda stumped 
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Shouldn't the inside of my front wheels have more brake dust on them then the inside of my rear wheels? Cause it was my understanding that our front wheels start to engage before our back wheels start to engage.
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.......Shouldn't the inside of my front wheels have more brake dust on them then the inside of my rear wheels? Cause it was my understanding that our front wheels start to engage before our back wheels start to engage.
Thanks for your help
08-15-2006, 06:40 PM
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Front and rear engage at the same time.
Front brakes are much larger than rear brakes. Should also be a proportioning valve that sends most of the fluid preasure to the front. Typically 80% (iirc) of brake force is in the front.
Everything else being equal, there should be more dust in the front.
Same brand of pads front and rear?
I'd suspect it has something to do with the pads unless you've noticed problems trying to stop. (Slow stopping, rear wheels locking up and/or abs kicking on).
But that's just a semi-educated guess.
Front brakes are much larger than rear brakes. Should also be a proportioning valve that sends most of the fluid preasure to the front. Typically 80% (iirc) of brake force is in the front.
Everything else being equal, there should be more dust in the front.
Same brand of pads front and rear?
I'd suspect it has something to do with the pads unless you've noticed problems trying to stop. (Slow stopping, rear wheels locking up and/or abs kicking on).
But that's just a semi-educated guess.