Just realized my dad was right about that cheap ceramic pad brand

My dad told me to stop buying those $25 ceramic pads from the local parts store, said they'd glaze over after 3 months of city driving in Phoenix. Sure enough, I took the grand to a shop after hearing a grind last week and the pads were fused to the rotors like burnt toast. Anyone else have that one relative who's always right about brake parts?

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holly89820d ago

Fused to the rotors? That's glazing, not fusion. Different fail point there.

lane.joel20d ago

You're right that glazing and fusion are different things, @holly898, but the end result is the same mess when you're stuck on the side of the 10 with smoke rolling out of the wheel wells. Glazing happens when the pad gets so hot the surface turns glassy and stops grabbing, then the rotor gets scored up from the hard spots. After that, the heat builds up so fast the pad material basically melts onto the rotor face, which is why it looks fused when you pull the wheel off. I've seen it a hundred times with those budget ceramic pads, they just can't shed heat in stop and go traffic no matter what the box claims. The dad was right about the failure point too, just maybe not the exact name for it.