Rotors / pads replacement issues

[bmwM5power]

in a few words, I acquired a MK7 Golf TDI 6sp recently and decided to replace the rotors/pads all around and also replace the brake fluid. All went smooth , put Brembo drilled rotors all around and TRW pads, flushed the brake fluid with pressure bleeder, flushed clutch as well, everything seems to be working fine except I noted that the front brakes heating up considerably more than the rears. I understand the new pads/rotors will heat up more during brake in period and sometimes smoke and smell, but I noted that the front rims are getting very warm where the rear are cold. Also after driving a few miles with a lot of braking can see that the protecting coating has not even come off the rear rotors fully where the fronts look very shiny and hot. Question, is this normal or am I being too paranoid about it?

 

[JM Popaleetus]

I drove my car 100mi home to bed-in my new pads/rotors and all four corners were freshly worn-in and hot to the touch.

Have a friend step on the brakes and make sure the rear calipers are squeezing. As long as they're not seized, you should have nothing to worry about.

 

[740GLE]

you pull the parking break a couple times after retracting the caliper piston? how's the pedal feel?

You clean the sliders?

Pulling the parking brake once should be enough to clean off the rotors. I'd say try bleeding the rears again as a last ditch effort.

 

[bmwM5power]

you pull the parking break a couple times after retracting the caliper piston? how's the pedal feel?

You clean the sliders?

Pulling the parking brake once should be enough to clean off the rotors. I'd say try bleeding the rears again as a last ditch effort.

yes, cleaned and lubed the sliders, pedal feels normal, id have to drive it a little bit more to see in which direction it goes, car is not registered yet so im kind of limited to my neighborhood

 

[740GLE]

So the parking brake feels fine?

 

[bmwM5power]

So the parking brake feels fine?

parking brake feels just like before the brake job, it was about 4 clicks so it remains the same

 

[thundershorts]

Its also possible the prior owner damaged the rear calipers by forcing rather than rotating the pistons. If thats the case, you might want to think about upgrading rear brakes to larger rotor/caliper combo.

 

[740GLE]

does the car roll once the parking brake is applied?

 

[bmwM5power]

does the car roll once the parking brake is applied?

no, when I pull it up 4 clicks it stops, it is a little higher than Id like this to be, my other car stops at about 3 clicks