1995 P32 Rotors Overheating
I have a 1995 Georgie Boy Pursuit, 27', 454 TBI with front disc and rear drum brakes. Purchased the rig about 1 year ago and did a complete front end brake job: turned rotors, new ceramic pads, repack...
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Here is my 2 cents - Since both front brakes are heating at the same rate, then the problem is common to both of them. That would pretty much eliminates sticking pads or pistons, since the temps seem to be so consistent with both front rotors.
Proportioning valve may be the culprit, but I sort of doubt it. Those rarely go bad.
I would continue to look at the Master Cylinder as the suspect device. Frankly, since you are dealing with a 7 ton beast, driving with possibly faulty brakes, I would probably defer to an expert in the field. Everyone here is trying to give you good advice, but none of us, including me are really qualified to offer reliable guidance to your solution.
It "could" be that your RV simply uses more front brake pressure due to the
fact it might be front heavy. That is often the case. A few stops could generate enough friction to heat up the brakes to over 400 degrees very easily. On my truck, my front pads get replaced about every 50K. My rear brakes at 180K are still at 50%.
You might not have a problem at all, but that could only be answered by a "qualified" brake expert.
Best of luck.
Proportioning valve may be the culprit, but I sort of doubt it. Those rarely go bad.
I would continue to look at the Master Cylinder as the suspect device. Frankly, since you are dealing with a 7 ton beast, driving with possibly faulty brakes, I would probably defer to an expert in the field. Everyone here is trying to give you good advice, but none of us, including me are really qualified to offer reliable guidance to your solution.
It "could" be that your RV simply uses more front brake pressure due to the
fact it might be front heavy. That is often the case. A few stops could generate enough friction to heat up the brakes to over 400 degrees very easily. On my truck, my front pads get replaced about every 50K. My rear brakes at 180K are still at 50%.
You might not have a problem at all, but that could only be answered by a "qualified" brake expert.
Best of luck.
