speedf50

On a sunny sunday drive today I made the mistake of letting my buddy switch cars with my for a short 2 mile or so stint. He is a miata driver so... he left the handbrake on and didn't notice. We come to a stop and there is smoke coming off both rear brake pads and a the smell of cooked brakes.

I'm pretty sure those pads are toast, which is really shitty as they were almost new Ferrodo DS2500's, most likely as are the rotors. Guess I'm just looking for someone to confirm that, once they have been overheated are the pads gonna be garbage at my next track event? Or could the overheated part of the pad wear off with time?

Regardless I'm making him pay for some of this, and never letting anyone else drive my car... ever

noodels

Take them out and have a look,they may be ok will be noticeable on removal how cooked they are/are not.

speedf50

I'll take a look tomorrow evening. Fingers crossed they aren't that bad.

jr94513

Was that the new set of rotors I sent you???

ExcelerateRep

Definitely do a visual inspection after removing the rear pads and rotors. Should you need replacements, let us know. We sell various performance brake options including Stoptech:
http://store.excelerateperformance.c...s/p-10028.aspx

S2KBobby

I am no expert but I believe the parking brake does not activate the rear disk brakes.

I believe it activates a small drum brake in the inside of the rear rotor.

EELPIE

The above illustration is not correct for any year S2000.

All S2000s have the parking brake as part of the caliper. The brake pads are used to set the parking brake.

Depending on how hot it actually got, you may want to look at all the rubber bits on the caliper. Seals, boots, etc.

S2KBobby

I stand corrected.

Back S2k

I think everything should be fine. One thing to consider is what you did after you noticed this. The rotors could have warped if all you did was park up, pull the ebrake back up and let it all cool off. If you drove off afterwards and let the breaks cool properly everything should be good.

hyperion_

When I first started tracking my S with oem pads, smoke from the rear brakes was pretty much standard issue. lol
One of the warmest days my whole rear calipers turned white and they were originally painted black with proper caliper paint.

I'd take them out and have a lookieloo. Look for cracks in the rotors and anything else thats obviously wrong. The pads might look "glazed" but that shouldnt be a huge deal imo as it'll wear off.
If you dont see anything cracked, warped or completely worn down then I'd run them and dont think about it until its time for new ones.