Painted Brake Parts

[marineaulu]

Same here.
I did removed the brake pads and the caliper to paint to ensure a nice and detailed paint job. Therefore, as a bonus, I guess the paint won't interfere with brake moving parts, as all parts got painted individually.

 

[marineaulu]

Updated Pictures (canada)

 

[Mikey444]

Off the record an internal source says the rotors aren't the best of quality to start off...they wear unevenly. One of our members has cracks folowing the circuar groove paterns.

I'll second the part of uneven wear, My front rotors had to be machined after only 11000 kilometers. And for the rear rotors, you just have to put your finger accross top to bottom and side to side and you get the picture. The rotors in the back are so skiny that it looks as if you couldnt even machine them when you do a brake job, you'd have to replace the whole thing.

 

[Da 6]

just don't get the drilled rotors to replace them and you should be good to go (smoke) If you must get drilled get the dimpled ones so you can have driled look and have rotors that won't crack as easy. tribute was the other vehicle that has the same problems with the rotors. If mazda could get brembo oem...(bowdown)

 

[AzMz3]

just don't get the drilled rotors to replace them and you should be good to go (smoke) If you must get drilled get the dimpled ones so you can have driled look and have rotors that won't crack as easy. tribute was the other vehicle that has the same problems with the rotors. If mazda could get brembo oem...(bowdown)

If you have no experience in this, it would be best to not spread myths.
There is nothing wrong with drill and slotted rotors, especially on a daily driver. Not only have I had some on other cars, they look nice and stop just as good if not better than stock. I seriously doubt anyone can crack a rotor on the street, especially in a daily driver. I would even bet it would be hard to do on a track.
And I don't have any problems with my rotors.

 

[Da 6]

http://www.mazda6tech.com/articles/suspension/the-truth-about-brakes.html

 

[AzMz3]

http://www.mazda6tech.com/articles/suspension/the-truth-about-brakes.html

As stated unless you have experienced this your self I would hardly find that link useful. Read then re-read my post.

 

[Da 6]

Let me reprase what I said since it's being taken the wrong way. Yes, it's possible for drilled rotors to survive street use. When the surface of the brake rotor is drilled ,the "chance" is far greater then of a blank rotor. I don't think my 6 will see a track or another autoX anytime soon but the way I drive I "personaly" wouldn't wanna chance the rotors. I did see a nice set of star drilled and slotted rotors.

 

[DrummerJim50]

This drilled vs blank debate has been going on for a long time and I don't think there's a solution...you'll probably have to agree to disagree. When I was looking for brakes I looked everywhere to find the truth on this issue and only found people's opinions....even that article is someone's opinion with not much experimental evidence to back it up, and I could come up with arguments to disprove some of his theories (although I'm not going to).

 

[Da 6]

Right now staying stock isn't that great either, Mazda 6 rotors touch the brake pads on turns so I have to go back again for a fix. Also to throw it out there since we are on it the cryo treated rotors also lasted as long as the other blanks. I'll look that "Test" up in a few.

 

[goldwing2000]

Actually the caliper doesn't move that much at all. Especially if they have not been removed for the rotor. You will be find as long as the pads are not painted to the cailper. It might be a pain to get off if they are. This is why I removed the pads and the clip when painting mine.

I didn't say it moves a lot. I said it moves. It HAS to move for the braking system to operate properly, the same as any other disk brake system that uses pistons on only one side.

As far as painting goes, if you put paint on two metal parts that are supposed to slide together, then they will not slide and whatever system they are connected to will not work properly. That's ANY two metal parts, not necessarily the metal parts on the brake system of a Mazda3.

As long as these two facts are taken into consideration, then there will be no problems.

That is all.