Ceramic Brakes Fire

The owner was attending a track day and had a brake failure and fire.

Ceramic brakes fire.

But what follows after the brakes catch fire. What was on fire. The top gear reviews of the mercedes cls amg and mclaren both show their disc brakes catching fire after phenomonal braking demonstrations. Ceramic glaze is an impervious layer or coating applied to bisqueware to color decorate or waterproof an item.

In the post the owner references the thickness of the pads. Not unusual for brake pads to smoke after replacement. The heat caused by normal braking on new brake friction materials cause the pads to go through this final curing process. I m guessing that the cermamic material in the discs are not very withstanding to high temperatures.

This brings me to a brake tip that can save you a comeback. That s right it s not uncommon to see brakes smoke after replacing pads. Brake pad manufacturers refer to this as the polymerization or curing process. 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 the pads or brake fluid but the caliper boot and seal.