Miata Mailing List: December 1993, Message #54
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   From: steve@laforge.ksc.nasa.gov (Steve Davis)
Subject: RE>> wet brake performance degradation
   Date: Fri, 3 Dec 1993 09:56:40 -0500


  Hmmm... Robert's original message sounded like my experience.  It's been
raining on my parked Miata, or I've just hosed the car down as I do every
morning.  (I live two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean and park outdoors.)
When I first get going, the brakes act just like any disk brakes I've ever
used when wet; braking is a little sluggish until I gently pulse the brakes
to dry them off.  No problems after that.

  Now these stories about braking problems pulling off of the freeway worry
me.  One of the advantages of disk brakes is that dirt, grime, and water are
thrown off of the disk by centrifugal force, if you'll pardon the misnomer.
If this is not the case for you, check your rotors for excessive scoring;
they may need to be turned.

Regards,

Steve
'93 Classic Red
Cape Canaveral, FL