Guys, Washed the scud with just soap and water while cold, pulled it into the garage and it sat for a month or so. Next trip out brakes making noise and severely limited stopping power. I searched all the scud braking threads and attempted the various bedding procedures for the pads as suggested. Half way through the recommended stopping sequence I pulled the car over to inspect for any wear and found the grease fitting on the front caliper leaking and flames from under the pads. needless to say I limped the car home and am taking it to the shop. Hope I haven't damaged anything. I checked the rotors for any stress cracks and all seem fine. Hope it's just a new set of pads required. Have any of you experienced similar problems? Thanks in advance..
Grease fitting??? You are likely referring to the bleeder screw- it looks like a grease Zerk fitting. If it is loose, it will puke brake fluid onto the pads/rotor and with enough heat it will ignite and burn quite well...don't ask me how I know! I would get a metric box wrench (probably a 10 or 11mm) and turn clockwise until snug...don't hog on it. While at it I would do the same at all four calipers as they all might need a snugging. You will definitely need to have your brake system purged/bled with fresh fluid. Probably will need new pads for that caliper as well. May consider doing all four corners while you are at it.
Brake fluid will also damage the paint. It is like a paint stripper. Be sure to get any possible splash cleaned up quickly. After tightening the bleed screw as suggested, clean the screw and calipers with brake cleaner spray. Brake fluid is hydrophobic and attracts water. If not thoroughly cleaned, the parts will begin to rust or corrode. Not exactly sure what to do about brake fluid on the CCM rotor. I would suspect that cleaning them best you can with brake cleaner spray, wiping dry, and then rebedding the brake pads should be sufficient.
I did the de glazing sequence. Granted, I didn't do nearly as many runs or all the way to zero, but I did 7-8 50-60mph down to 10-15mph. I think it is better but still when I hit the brakes, the pedal feels hard and no feeling. Is this the common feeling? I guess I should just bring her in and get checked.
