Front brake locking up when cornering hard.
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2nd Gear
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Front brake locking up when cornering hard.
2010 Corvette Grand Sport coupe, automatic trans.
While driving some what aggressively through a right hand corner my left front break goes into a lock up as in ABS mode locking and releasing the break. Has anyone out there had this problem and found a solution ? The break pads are pretty new Hawk pads.
While driving some what aggressively through a right hand corner my left front break goes into a lock up as in ABS mode locking and releasing the break. Has anyone out there had this problem and found a solution ? The break pads are pretty new Hawk pads.
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break=to make into more than 1 piece, "I broke a stick"
brake=a device used to slow down or stop a moving vehicle
their=to make personal
there=direction..."go over there"
Do not apply the "brakes".
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brake=a device used to slow down or stop a moving vehicle
their=to make personal
there=direction..."go over there"
Do not apply the "brakes".
the internet spelling police
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2nd Gear
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No I have a new set of Michelin Pilot sport 2 on the car. It didn't feel as if I was at the edge of my traction like understeer was in the works.
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I too think this is active handling working.
Right hand corner, left tire sliding under load.
Tires would be my first guess.
Could be age or compound as opposed to just an air pressure adjustment.
A complete brake fluid flush, including the ABS module with a Tech II
could be a step to take.
Also check the bolts for your entire front suspension for proper torque,
that's the two steps I take, in addition to tire inspection.
Good luck.
Right hand corner, left tire sliding under load.
Tires would be my first guess.
Could be age or compound as opposed to just an air pressure adjustment.
A complete brake fluid flush, including the ABS module with a Tech II
could be a step to take.
Also check the bolts for your entire front suspension for proper torque,
that's the two steps I take, in addition to tire inspection.
Good luck.
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IIRC if brake system malfunctions (& they certainly can/do) a code's usually thrown, DIC usually says 'Service Active Handling'
A SAH is a real problem, even dangerous ignored.
However unless it repeats I'm w/ the others, AH/TC is doing its job.
If/when tracking disabling AH/TC can be done eliminating interference,
But disabling AH/TC is at your own risk, though...a risk which is greatly increased FYI
A SAH is a real problem, even dangerous ignored.
However unless it repeats I'm w/ the others, AH/TC is doing its job.
If/when tracking disabling AH/TC can be done eliminating interference,
But disabling AH/TC is at your own risk, though...a risk which is greatly increased FYI
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2010 Corvette Grand Sport coupe, automatic trans.
While driving some what aggressively through a right hand corner my left front break goes into a lock up as in ABS mode locking and releasing the break. Has anyone out there had this problem and found a solution ? The break pads are pretty new Hawk pads.
While driving some what aggressively through a right hand corner my left front break goes into a lock up as in ABS mode locking and releasing the break. Has anyone out there had this problem and found a solution ? The break pads are pretty new Hawk pads.
Solution, carry more speed into the corner and brake later to keep the weight transferred to the front end all the way to the apex under breaking instead.
Short of this, then change the front spring from a FE3 to a FE1, while will allow the front end to dip more with you trying to glide into a corner while braking, so the front end will dive more/ weight transfer more on its own. The downfall, you do brake correctly into the corner with a Fe1 spring in the front, its going to cause the front end to over dive, and the back end is going to get messy, the car is going to try to snap hook steer as it become an over steer mess instead.
Lastly, have the wheel alignment checked, since if you are running a Pfadt street alignment, this is going to happen a lot with that alignment it a hard corner under heavy breaking. Hence oem and track alignments set up the front end so the entire tread is biting on a hard corner, while the street alignment ends up with the just the outer tread of the tire biting during a hard corner instead.
Also, double check the corner balance of the car, since someone may have slammed/lowered the car, and screwed up the corner balance doing so.
http://www.pfadtracing.com/docs/camb...t-settings.pdf
Last edited by Dano523; Aug 14, 2018 at 03:58 PM.