front brakes

gretzky6869 · 01-16-2003, 08:37 PM

whats going on guys? im new to this board and need a little help. for some reason i keep warping my driverside front rotor and the pads get killed also. this happens like 2 times a year. do you guys have any idea what could be causing this? its only the left front. i replaced line off the caliper, caliper twice, and the rotor and pads a bunch of times. what else could it be? any help would be greatly appreciated

jfb · 01-16-2003, 08:46 PM

the stock rotor on saturns are notorious for warping. if it's only that one though you brakes might be applying more pressure on that one rotor. i don't know if there is a way to adjust the amount of pressure that gets applied to each wheel, but i imagine that there is. someone more knowledgable will probably know.

Kevin98SL2 · 01-16-2003, 09:07 PM

I've had my Stillens on my SL2 for about 2 years now...they are just NOW showing signs of some decent wear......I had a prob with the Stock Rotors as well.....

monkeyracing · 01-16-2003, 10:25 PM

Are you using a torque wrench when you put the wheels on the car, or are you using an impact wrench or regular tire wrench?

The only way to minimize the problem is to be sure that your front wheels are torqued properly and evenly.

If you have your wheels installed or put on by a tire shop or pretty much any garage for that matter, I can almost guarantee that they're not using a torque wrench or not using it correctly.

Jim

gretzky6869 · 01-16-2003, 11:04 PM

no i do all work myself. i just tighten down real hard on the lugs. i never had problems or heard of problems with not torquing them down. it i do tourque them down how many ft lbs?

ShtNgiT · 01-16-2003, 11:28 PM

i think it is 120 lbs but dont quote me on it.

**Ssicarman** · 01-17-2003, 04:13 AM

103 foot pounds, it's somewhere in the owners manual.
Is the RF side doing all of its share of the braking? Not to mention the rears. Are the caliper slide pins operating freely?