Car: '06 Mazda 3 2.0L w/automatic tranny
4 wheel disk brakes just installed 4 new rotors and pads in April this year.
I installed Centric Premium rotors(black e-coating) and Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic pads all around. The brakes are the best that this car has had and they're super smooth/quiet with great stopping power and no noise as before. Man, were they loud and there was nothing wrong with them except all kinds of noise. Screaching/scraping/squeeling/moaning/groaning. The brakes didn't make all of those noises all at once, just different noises depending on weather/tempurature. I have mentioned this in other threads.
The issue is, the parking brake doesn't seem to hold the car(strongly) under light acceleration "ONLY" with the praking brake fully on. The P/brake does hold the car in gear w/o pressing the accelator but, when pressing the pedal just a little(1500-2000 rpm) the car move forward but stops when the pedal is released. Doesn't lunge or leap forward, just move slowly.
I don't think that the car will pass NY State Motor Vehicle Inspection but, I'm not sure what the full criteria of this inspection is for the P/B.
I just want to be clear in my statement to all of you and I want to say that the P/B does hold the car on a hill, in gear just fine but, it's when the accelerator is applied that the car move forward a bit until I let up on the gas pedal.
The Parking Brake handle/lever inside the car works fine and is not out of adjustment. It pulls easily(with a nice connected feel) and returns normaly when the thumb button is pressed in to release.
This car uses the rear disk brakes as the parking brake, as ther is no seperate drum style parking brakes under the rotor hats. Anyone familier with this type of brake system will understand.
I'd like to add that all 4 wheels were blead and I did replace on caliper due to a broken bleeder screw. All 4 calipers are working flawlessly as I lubed all the sliders and the backs of the pads nicely
Anyone have any opinions/ideas?
Much Thanks,
CharBaby
4 wheel disk brakes just installed 4 new rotors and pads in April this year.
I installed Centric Premium rotors(black e-coating) and Centric Posi-Quiet Ceramic pads all around. The brakes are the best that this car has had and they're super smooth/quiet with great stopping power and no noise as before. Man, were they loud and there was nothing wrong with them except all kinds of noise. Screaching/scraping/squeeling/moaning/groaning. The brakes didn't make all of those noises all at once, just different noises depending on weather/tempurature. I have mentioned this in other threads.
The issue is, the parking brake doesn't seem to hold the car(strongly) under light acceleration "ONLY" with the praking brake fully on. The P/brake does hold the car in gear w/o pressing the accelator but, when pressing the pedal just a little(1500-2000 rpm) the car move forward but stops when the pedal is released. Doesn't lunge or leap forward, just move slowly.
I don't think that the car will pass NY State Motor Vehicle Inspection but, I'm not sure what the full criteria of this inspection is for the P/B.
I just want to be clear in my statement to all of you and I want to say that the P/B does hold the car on a hill, in gear just fine but, it's when the accelerator is applied that the car move forward a bit until I let up on the gas pedal.
The Parking Brake handle/lever inside the car works fine and is not out of adjustment. It pulls easily(with a nice connected feel) and returns normaly when the thumb button is pressed in to release.
This car uses the rear disk brakes as the parking brake, as ther is no seperate drum style parking brakes under the rotor hats. Anyone familier with this type of brake system will understand.
I'd like to add that all 4 wheels were blead and I did replace on caliper due to a broken bleeder screw. All 4 calipers are working flawlessly as I lubed all the sliders and the backs of the pads nicely
Anyone have any opinions/ideas?
Much Thanks,
CharBaby
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