Ceramic Brakes Fire

For earthenware such as fired clay pottery to hold liquid it needs a glaze.

Ceramic brakes fire. Not the pads or brake fluid but the caliper boot and seal. 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. The heat caused by normal braking on new brake friction materials cause the pads to go through this final curing process. Ceramic glaze is an impervious layer or coating applied to bisqueware to color decorate or waterproof an item.

I m guessing that the cermamic material in the discs are not very withstanding to high temperatures. In the post the owner references the thickness of the pads. If the temperature is high enough for them to catch fire wouldn t the discs get warped. 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. If you have a vehicle that has exceeded the minimum wear specification. This brings me to a brake tip that can save you a comeback. Not unusual for brake pads to smoke after replacement.

But what follows after the brakes catch fire.