What is brake glazing? How do you prevent it?
In a recent thread, we were discussing brake glazing and I was surprised to see that the term was not widely understood or defined so I looked it up. Here's what I found: What causes brake pad gla...
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When the brake pad material, that has overheated and glazed, gets deposited on the rotor, it makes the rotor look like it is glazed. This can usually be removed from the rotor by turning them.
Pad glazing occurs whenever the pads are overheated. This can be because the wrong pad material was used for the brakes on a certain vehicle. OEM pad material is usually the best choice and will dissipate heat better than some ceramic pads which may transfer more heat to the rotors. Basically all of the same thing apply to shoes and drums. Drum brakes were still used on some vehicles. My Chevy HHR toad has drum brakes on the rear.
Pad glazing occurs whenever the pads are overheated. This can be because the wrong pad material was used for the brakes on a certain vehicle. OEM pad material is usually the best choice and will dissipate heat better than some ceramic pads which may transfer more heat to the rotors. Basically all of the same thing apply to shoes and drums. Drum brakes were still used on some vehicles. My Chevy HHR toad has drum brakes on the rear.
