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From: gvcormack@watmum.UUCP (Gordon V. Cormack)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: squeaky brakes summary (and brake dust)
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Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 10:01:11 EDT
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> 	I own an '85 VW GTI, which has disc brakes front and rear. Why
> don't I have the problem of brake dust on my rear wheels? It only shows
Because, depending on how you drive, your front brakes do somewhere
between 70% and 90% of the work of stopping your car.  If you don't
believe me, do 5 or 6 hard stops from 60 mph, and then feel the
temperature of your front wheels vs. your rear wheels.    
CAUTION: don't just reach out and grab the wheels, they may be close
to red hot; you should get the idea from holding your hand near them.