not much stopping power

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Jerry Can

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Friday 8th July 2016
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hello,

I have a Pug 106 race car on standard calipers but with upgraded pads, pagid blue, and EBC heat treated discs, running 5.1 brake fluid.

I might be going a a bit mad - it's been a while since I last raced the car, but just moving the car around the garage, at low speed < 5 mph it takes an age ( plus 5-10ft) to bring the car to a stop.

I have deglazed discs and pads, changed fluid but no discernable difference. Now I think it is nothing to worry about, and that once the brakes are hot they'll work better, but I can't ever remember the car being like this when cold.

Would a good few hard laps of braking sort this out? any one got any other ideas?


Jerry Can

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Saturday 9th July 2016
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so will a bit of hard lappery sort it out?

Jerry Can

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224 months

Sunday 17th July 2016
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just to bring some closure to the thread as I know you'll all be on tenterhooks, but a couple of heavy brakes on my out lap sorted it. - phew! just got to sort the clutch and damper out now.