Originally posted by md86
The OEM specs call for sintered pads, and the OEM calipers should very lightly drag those sintered pads across the rotors constantly (even when the lever is off), producing enough heat and pressure to sweep water off and keep the brakes ready to work on demand even in the heaviest down-pour.
Switching to an organic can screw this up (it doesn't like the dragging), as can switching to calipers intended for organics (since organics are designed to operate much cooler, they are normally retracted away from the rotor when not actively braking -- which means the rotor isn't constantly being swept to clear it).
Of course, it could just be the issue we sometimes get here in Florida -- that a really heavy rain carried road grime (oil, etc) up onto the rotor, and that was keeping it from doing it's job... wiping the rotors down with a paper towel will tell you that (a bit of brake cleaner or just simply windex on a paper towel will get the oil off and get the rotor back up to 100%).
Curious...
=-= The CyberPoet
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