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Old 02-06-2012, 09:14 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by whoLEEoh View Post
well i went to a deserted road..did pulls from 40-120 then hard brake down to 30..around 3 times..let the car cool off (shut down and didnt pull the ebrake up) and on the ride home my brakes were perfect..no more steering wheel shake or anything...but new brakes are on the way regardless
What you did is known as "burnishing". A really good mechanic burnishes pads to rotors after a brake job is done (before the vehicle is given back to the customer).
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