Ceramic Brakes Fire

In the post the owner references the thickness of the pads.

Ceramic brakes fire. This brings me to a brake tip that can save you a comeback. Not the pads or brake fluid but the caliper boot and seal. For earthenware such as fired clay pottery to hold liquid it needs a glaze. I m guessing that the cermamic material in the discs are not very withstanding to high temperatures.

What was on fire. But what follows after the brakes catch fire. Potters apply a layer of glaze to the bisqueware leave it to dry then load it in the kiln for its final step glaze firing. Not unusual for brake pads to smoke after replacement.

The top gear reviews of the mercedes cls amg and mclaren both show their disc brakes catching fire after phenomonal braking demonstrations. The owner was attending a track day and had a brake failure and fire. Brake pad manufacturers refer to this as the polymerization or curing process. Ceramic glaze is an impervious layer or coating applied to bisqueware to color decorate or waterproof an item.

That s right it s not uncommon to see brakes smoke after replacing pads.