I used to hassle with the accumulation of brake dust on the front wheels of my former car, but I realize that regen braking could reduce if not eliminate that with the Prius. Is that a fair assumption? Any experience?
I have the worst case of brake dust on my Prius, worse than any car I have ever owned. I think the front pads are soft because they don't get as hot as conventional cars. I have to wash my front wheels often. I don't think I'm hard on the brakes after all I get great mileage. I must add, the brake pads have very little wear after almost 70,000km although I have only driven 10,000 of those. Maybe the aerodynamics are lifting road grime onto the front wheels?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(patsparks @ Nov 22 2007, 03:52 PM) [snapback]543019[/snapback]</div> Must be a Southern Hemesphere thing, all the brake dust we in the North don't get flows South. I never have to clean my front wheels between washings, just no dust.
Have a look under the dress ring. I have removed mine and I think it increase the flow of air (and dust) through the wheel. It just pulls off.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(seasalsa @ Nov 22 2007, 04:19 PM) [snapback]543026[/snapback]</div> It's the Coriolis force. In the Northern hemisphere it goes clockwise, causing brake dust to spiral away from the wheels. But in the Southern hemisphere it goes counter-clockwise, causing the dust to spiral towards the wheels and settle on them.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(patsparks @ Nov 22 2007, 05:08 PM) [snapback]543039[/snapback]</div> I just checked mine, they are hanging in my garage and there is no brake dust on them. Take them off and the dust will go away even down under.
