Brake Dust

[tomehb]

Cleaned my car next friday, an now my wheels are coated in brake dust.. any reasons for this? it might just because im braking heavy now cause the roads are dry.... but it is quite thick.. what do you think?

 

[ajketley]

Breaking too hard too late!!!

Make sure you clean it all off though

 

[Neil G]

Sounds pretty normal to me

 

[tomehb]

kk cleaned am now but they were nearly black

 

[LegoHead]

mine were silver, now they are anthracite.

 

[Mike@Rentech]

check your driveshaft boot, make sure they aint leaking grease.
What happens is the CV grease gets onto the wheels and the dust sticks to it, looks really bad as you have said.

 

[BRUN]

invest in some EBC Green Stuff, they produce hardly any dust

 

[kully]

would help if u drive normal......................lol
nah tbh ...........i cleaned mine b4 sundays meet .............loads of drivin and they r covered now

 

[Munchkin]

I checked my driveshaft boots after reading Mike@Rentech's comment above. Both front gaitors had come off and no clips in sight. Still grease left inside but lots on the wheel rims. I thought the grease deposits had just been from driving over recently resurfaced road surface near me.

I've refilled with grease and refastened them with cable ties. Could have been an expensive fix if left dry!

..I'll have to jet wash the wheels and caliper/hubs/etc now too!

 

[kaode]

I checked my driveshaft boots after reading Mike@Rentech's comment above. Both front gaitors had come off and no clips in sight. Still grease left inside but lots on the wheel rims. I thought the grease deposits had just been from driving over recently resurfaced road surface near me.

I've refilled with grease and refastened them with cable ties. Could have been an expensive fix if left dry!

..I'll have to jet wash the wheels and caliper/hubs/etc now too!

Will cable ties hold grease in at high speeds???

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Will cable ties hold grease in at high speeds???

Yeah cables ties should be ok . I had both the clips snap on my 172 . When i bought my 182 new i put cable ties over the clips as soon as i got it just for good measure . Use big thick ones , about 8mm .