I think all of us have had brake pads rust to the rotors, requiring a nudge of the throttle to free them. I've experienced it dozens of times on my 911 tt, but never like this.
Drove my car home thru driving rain, parked it in the garage, and toweled it off. Came back 5 days later, put it in reverse, and it wouldn't budge. Gave it throttle, then more throttle, and it suddenly lurched backward, with the typical sound of the breaking loose. . i thought the pedal felt low when I stopped it. On driving forward, heard a clunk-clunk-clunk coming from the front.
When the dealer took the wheels off, it turned out a triangular section of the left front pad had rusted to the disc, and had actually broken off the pad, stuck to the disk. That was the clunking, as the wheel rotated.
I'm sure there is a fair amount of iron in the pads, thus the rust. But, I have never had a chunk of pad break off. Anyone else experience this? (this was just rain water, no salt, 70 degree temps, no more than 5 days of sitting) Thanks
Drove my car home thru driving rain, parked it in the garage, and toweled it off. Came back 5 days later, put it in reverse, and it wouldn't budge. Gave it throttle, then more throttle, and it suddenly lurched backward, with the typical sound of the breaking loose. . i thought the pedal felt low when I stopped it. On driving forward, heard a clunk-clunk-clunk coming from the front.
When the dealer took the wheels off, it turned out a triangular section of the left front pad had rusted to the disc, and had actually broken off the pad, stuck to the disk. That was the clunking, as the wheel rotated.
I'm sure there is a fair amount of iron in the pads, thus the rust. But, I have never had a chunk of pad break off. Anyone else experience this? (this was just rain water, no salt, 70 degree temps, no more than 5 days of sitting) Thanks