TROUBLE SHOOTING TECH ARTICLES: Drag Shock Tech | Understanding Coil Springs | Shocks: Solving the Mystery | Leaf Spring Tech | Oval Track Four Link Rear Suspension | Panhard Bars: The Rest Of the Story BRAKE TECH ARTICLES: Things to think about when you are having braking problems | Understanding brake fluid | Brake pad and rotor break In procedure | Rotor bedding- In | Brake pad terms | Troubleshooting SYMPTOM: Uneven Pad Wear CHECK THE FOLLOWING: • Sticking piston in caliper • Caliper not mounted square to rotor • Caliper brackets bent of misaligned SYMPTOM: Brake Drag CHECK THE FOLLOWING: • Mounting brackets weak or defective • Pressure in system from residual valve • Silicone brake fluid present • Lack of free play in brake pedal links • Excessive rotor run out • Caliper not mounted square to rotor SYMPTOM: Excessive Pedal CHECK THE FOLLOWING: • Air trapped in fluid Travel • Pedal ratio too high • Spindle deflection causing piston knockback or week caliper bracket • Master cylinder mount lower than calipers • Master cylinder too small • Caliper not mounted square to rotor • Warped rotor SYMPTOM: Pedal Drops CHECK THE FOLLOWING: • Fluid boiling from: During Race --- Brake drag --- Old brake fluid --- Insufficient rotor size or ducting causing overheat • Leak in hydraulics • Master cylinder failure SYMPTOM: Car Pulls to One CHECK THE FOLLOWING: • Frozen piston in caliper direction • Different piston sizes in calipers • Oil on brake linings • Mismatched pads • Caster alignment out SYMPTOM: Pedal Oscillates CHECK THE FOLLOWING: • Loose wheel bearing • Excessive rotor run out or not parallel • Uneven pad transfer on rotor • Cracked rotor • Tire flat spotted SYMPTOM: Excessive Pedal CHECK THE FOLLOWING: • Pedal ratio too low • Calipers too small • Brake fade • Improper size master cylinder • Improper pad selection • Frozen piston in caliper