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Brake pads, dust and vibrations

>From: dougie@domain.elided (doug dykaar)
>Subject: Re: Fender lip
>Date: Wed, 7 Dec 1994 09:16:56 -0500
>
>how about my dust shields? those you can have for the
>cost of shipping.
>
I just had my rotors and pads replaced under warranty for the "Brake
induced vibration" problem I posted the service bulletin about a few weeks
ago.  They did it with no arguments.  Fix one thing you break something
else right?  Within one week my wheels were solid black w/ brake dust, much
worse than before.  I was considering getting some of the dust shields or
switching to a different pad that would neither vibrate or double as a dust
factory.

The obvious concern w/ the dust shields would be heat.  Any experiences
with these out there?  (Doug, you don't seem real fond of yours.)  I could
not find anything on brake dust or pads in the FAQ.

How about experiences w/ aftermarket brake pads?  I was using Repco's on my
325e a couple years back, and they seemed to work well w/o nearly as much
dust.  I noticed in Roundel there are two versions of Repco's.  I don't
remember if the ones I used were the Metal Masters or the Deluxe models
(difference?)  I dont do any track driving, but I do occasionally work the
brakes pretty hard.

Thanks in advance,

Jimmy Shrake
Current: '93 318is
Previous: '85 325e (150k)

jim@domain.elided