Anyone check the temperature of their brakes
Are there any of you that have checked the temperature of your disk brakes after 30 or 45 minutes of heavy use. Are the front and rear disk about the same temperature and what temperature were they?
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X2 on what WyoTraveler said. Mel, did you ever do the test to see if your exhaust brake was engaging/working? Did the shift pad show 4 or 2 when you had it on and took your foot off the gas? Once you start smelling your brakes it's past time to find some other way of slowing down... hopefully not a runaway ramp with your 1994 Allegro Bus.
Yes I temp my front brake disks, but it's usually at a rest stop and 140 is the highest I can remember seeing after one stop from 25 MPH. I temp my tires/140 Max, wheel bearings/125 Max and brakes/140 Max to make sure something is not out of the norm. The 140 on the disk could be more from the tire temp than the actual braking as I use my Jake Brake to slow down all the time.
Yes I temp my front brake disks, but it's usually at a rest stop and 140 is the highest I can remember seeing after one stop from 25 MPH. I temp my tires/140 Max, wheel bearings/125 Max and brakes/140 Max to make sure something is not out of the norm. The 140 on the disk could be more from the tire temp than the actual braking as I use my Jake Brake to slow down all the time.
