Strange brake wear
Discussion
Hi there,
Although I've only joined this evening, I've been an avid reader of the PH forum for quite some time now and a lot of the guys on here know their stuff, so it's the first place I thought of when I found this problem.
I've been hearing a squeaking noise of late coming from the front brakes under normal braking, so I thought I'd take the calliper off and have a look to see if I could see anything obvious. (Un)fortunately, I spotted the problem straight away. There's a nice lip on the inside edge of the disc and pad:
The disc and pad are fine on the outside of the discs:
Note: both pads have plenty of meat on them, even though the image of the uneven pad looks as if there's nothing left on it.
Now I know I'll now need a full set of front brakes, but what causes this? Can I prevent it from happening to the new discs and pads? It's a daily driver, and gets well looked after going to and from work, being my pride and joy. At the weekend I do drive it hard but I always let it warm up and cool down (the fear of piston 4 going pop on the Vauxhall 1.6T engines is too scary).
Cheers
Although I've only joined this evening, I've been an avid reader of the PH forum for quite some time now and a lot of the guys on here know their stuff, so it's the first place I thought of when I found this problem.
I've been hearing a squeaking noise of late coming from the front brakes under normal braking, so I thought I'd take the calliper off and have a look to see if I could see anything obvious. (Un)fortunately, I spotted the problem straight away. There's a nice lip on the inside edge of the disc and pad:
The disc and pad are fine on the outside of the discs:
Note: both pads have plenty of meat on them, even though the image of the uneven pad looks as if there's nothing left on it.
Now I know I'll now need a full set of front brakes, but what causes this? Can I prevent it from happening to the new discs and pads? It's a daily driver, and gets well looked after going to and from work, being my pride and joy. At the weekend I do drive it hard but I always let it warm up and cool down (the fear of piston 4 going pop on the Vauxhall 1.6T engines is too scary).
Cheers
I thought rust would've been brown... or is it rust build up made shiny from the pad rubbing on it? 
Regardless, I'm getting some replacements today. I managed to get a full set of discs and pads for the front for £65 from the local parts place where I get a healthy discount, so it's not quite as big a dent in my wallet as at first it appeared.
Regardless, I'm getting some replacements today. I managed to get a full set of discs and pads for the front for £65 from the local parts place where I get a healthy discount, so it's not quite as big a dent in my wallet as at first it appeared.
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