Brake Dust
#1
Brake Dust
I have owned many cars with alloy wheels and have never had such a bad problem with brake dirt.
My S type diesel sport has standard 18 Jaguar alloy wheels. Going even a short drive of a 2 or 3 miles I return home to find my wheels covered with black speckles of brake dust. The brakes have been serviced and aren't sticking or heating up yet I constantly have this problem. The speckles are black in colour like chimney soot and very annoying when you have just cleaned the car.
Has anyone else had a similar problem and is there a fix, other than constantly cleaning the wheels?
If there is not a known fix can can anyone recommend a product which will make the dust less likely to adhere to the wheel surface.
My S type diesel sport has standard 18 Jaguar alloy wheels. Going even a short drive of a 2 or 3 miles I return home to find my wheels covered with black speckles of brake dust. The brakes have been serviced and aren't sticking or heating up yet I constantly have this problem. The speckles are black in colour like chimney soot and very annoying when you have just cleaned the car.
Has anyone else had a similar problem and is there a fix, other than constantly cleaning the wheels?
If there is not a known fix can can anyone recommend a product which will make the dust less likely to adhere to the wheel surface.
#3
It's a fact of life now - the demise of asbestos means that copper dust has replaced it, together with a resin bonding agent. The result is higher wear rate, severe wear to cast iron discs, and loads of dust!
I dpon't know if it's still true, but early disc braked cars had wheel 'spokes' designed to suck air from behind the wheel and over the disc, then push it out through the wheel.
I dpon't know if it's still true, but early disc braked cars had wheel 'spokes' designed to suck air from behind the wheel and over the disc, then push it out through the wheel.
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It's a fact of life now - the demise of asbestos means that copper dust has replaced it, together with a resin bonding agent. The result is higher wear rate, severe wear to cast iron discs, and loads of dust!
I dpon't know if it's still true, but early disc braked cars had wheel 'spokes' designed to suck air from behind the wheel and over the disc, then push it out through the wheel.
I dpon't know if it's still true, but early disc braked cars had wheel 'spokes' designed to suck air from behind the wheel and over the disc, then push it out through the wheel.
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I second the ceramic pad change. You will get lots less dust. What dust you get almost always washes off with a quick rinse with a hose. If you do some looking around, you can get a complete rotor/pad package for a car for dirt cheap. I did my X-Type awhile back and paid under $200 for all 4 wheels. Installing is quick and easy.
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