Re: Whoa! How do I stop this Crazy Thing!

[thescirocco@juno.com]

My '87 parts car was even worse, it had 16V Raybestos brakes with 9.4"
rotors.
The result; the pad was half worn.
I had them exchanged at Pep Boys for a new set and I used a set of rotors
that I had.

What some people will do to a Scirocco. <sheesh>

It sounds like your brakes are glazed or something, if you replace the
pads you should be ok.
If the rotors are questionable, replace them, they are cheap enough.

I have 2 new vented 9.4" rotors for $30 plus shipping.
I don't need them, I ordered a set of 10.1" rotors for my '79 Scirocco.

Peter

On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 23:27:55 -0400 John Lagnese <jlagnese@cybertours.com>
writes:
> Hi,
> My 87 16V did this when I got it. I changed the brakes, and found 
> out that someone had put smaller brakes on it. As soon as the 10.1's
were on 
> the problem vanished.
> John
> 
> Ron Cooper wrote:
> 
> > Hi All,
> >
> > A couple of months ago I bought a very nice 86 8 valve scirocco. 
> This was after years of driving my 77 scirocco.  It has been an
unusually 
> dry Fall up here in Oregon & I'd not driven the new car in a hard rain
on 
> the freeway until today.  With the experience of my old scirocco in 
> mind I braked with plenty of room in front of me.  Guess what? the
thing 
> barely even slowed down.  I know the problem is a build up of water on 
> the rotors and that by tapping the brakes repeatedly I can clear the 
> pads and rotors of water and come to a stop.  My old scirocco had the
same 
> problem with pooled water on the freeway.  I got the impression that
this 
> problem started after a brake job when I incorrectly installed the
"rain 
> guard".
> > I was quite suprised to find the new car has the same problem. Is 
> there supposed to be a rain guard on later model cars? I can see and 
> touch the rotors through the custom wheels on the 86.  I've thought 
> about it decided that adjusting the Rear Drums to tolerence is the best
I 
> can do.
> > Is there a type of pad that works better in the rain?  Will 
> adjusting the Drums help?  Tapping the brakes until the water clears
works but 
> is often not an option in high speed dense traffic.
> >
> > Any experience or advice is appriciated.
> >
> > Gotta love these Cars
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > 86 & 77 (Living at Brothers house) Scirocco's
>

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