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thats true i forgot this is the brake in process for most of the pads i use.skinny2 wrote:Pads could be glazed which would give you bad performance. Try doing a couple very hard stops...like get it up to highway speed and slam the brakes on. What kind of pads did they use? Air in the lines is another possibility but since it apparently was ok after they changed the pads I'd lean more towards the glazing.
Shiny. Cheap pads will do this on a big heavy vehicle (caused by excessive heat generally). Stock pads on the Pathfinder are ceramic so I wouldn't buy anything less than that. Most buy OEM or Akibono pads which are fairy expensive in the scheme of things.pathypurr wrote:what do glazed pads look like?
and yes the brakes were fine after they were replaced(at 60k, I now have 86k) but recently the pedal has to be pressed very far down to stop.
You could try my recommendation in my first post at the top of this thread. Might not work depending on exactly what is causing the problem. I've heard of folks sanding their pads/rotors and I believe 3M makes a kit to do just that. The problem is that they will likely just glaze up again quickly.pathypurr wrote:thanks a lot for all the info. is there anyway to deglaze the pads or are they trashed?