Rear Brake Issues
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Rear Brake Issues
Has anyone had issues with the rear brakes popping or snapping off of the rotors once your 8 has sat for a couple days? I am assuming that the brake pads are adhering to the rotor due to damp conditions. Has anyone else experienced this as an issue?
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If you mean the brakes make a clunking noise, then that's ABS system doing whatever it does at first as the car starts to roll. Mine does that the next morning when I'm backing out of the garage after the car just sits over night.
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My car does it in the morning if I've set the e-brake. Feels like the pads are popping off the disc as I roll the car back. I don't drive aggressively on the street, so it isn't an issue of hot rotors. It hasn't affected performance of the car, brakes are still smooth at auto-x and on the track. My theory is that the moisture in the air is helping to oxidize the rotor and brake pad together and the pop is the tiny layer of oxidation between the rotor and pad breaking.
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Originally Posted by jdzoom8
Has anyone had issues with the rear brakes popping or snapping off of the rotors once your 8 has sat for a couple days? I am assuming that the brake pads are adhering to the rotor due to damp conditions. Has anyone else experienced this as an issue?
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You can also get a 'clunk' if the brakes get wet and sit. There is just enough rust that will build up that it needs to release. Happens every time I wash the car and don't drive it until the next day.
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