Here's a guess-
if you changed the MC, it's possible that it's not shimmed correctly.
If the pistons in the cylinder can't retract far enough, they never open
to the reservoirs. Once the brakes warm up, the fluid expands , and the
brakes start to apply themselves. That'll make 'em fade like crazy.
The pushrod between the pedal and the MC should be loose when the
pedal's all the way up...
The other thing- did you scuff up your rotors when you put on the new
pads? It helps them seat better. When you put new pads on old rotors,
the pads usually only touch the rotors in a few spots, and have to wear
a bit to conform to the whole rotor. The accepted procedure is to brake
gently a few times, then do a series of moderate braking slowdowns, with
plenty of cooldown time in-between. But I expect you knew this...
Toby
CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> With the Master Cylinder in place and new pads in the front the brakes were
> very nice. I took my car out for a little drive this morning and after a few
> hard stops the brakes started to fade terribly. Almost to the point of when
> I almost lost them at the track. I also noticed that they seem to smell very
> quickly without alot of hard use. Actually, just with normal city driving.
> Michael "Calspeed" Carion
> 67.5 SRL311-000248 Solex
> San Francisco, Ca
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