If you drive through standing water, can you ruin your?
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If you drive through standing water, can you ruin your?
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brakes on your car (at least temporarily)?
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justin9005
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Since your brakes get hot (can get REAL HOT) if you drove throught water with them theres a better % chance that your rotors can get warped if that happens you'd have to get either all new rotors or rotors to the side that got warped...rotors aren't to expensive about $25-30 dollars for the average car |
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Shredder (not of paper)
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The answer is no. Now if your brake pads, shoes, rotors or drums get wet then they will cease to work properly until they dry off, which should only be a few seconds.
Rotors will NOT "warp" if submerged in water while hot. Rotors seldom "warp" at all. Rather, this so-called "warping" is actually deposits left from brake pads. |
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pedro7of9
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not really...maybe hard to stop when you come out of the water but should be ok in 5 to 30 secounds...no lasting damage. |
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David R
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Due to the way brakes work, it's very unlikely that the brakes themselves would be affected by going through water (unless you try to brake while you are still in the water, then it's most likely that the car will aquaplane). If for some reason the rotors are still wet when you go to apply the brakes, the friction and the heat caused by said friction will dry them off probably within about a meter. |
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if your brake is not a disc brake yes but the old model usually a brake drum yes it will ruin your brake temporarily |
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madathanu
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If you are worried about the brakes after going through standing water, you should GENTLY press them after the water to dry them out before continuing on, just incase you do need to brake hard a little way down the road. |
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UCANTCME
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Yes it could.............the colder wet water can hit the hotter brake rotors and in some cases warp them, its always best to drive slowly through standing water... |
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Buddy
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If the rotors are hot, they can warp when they cool down too fast |
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