Warped brake discs - is it me??!!
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Hi guys
I'm starting to feel a little self conscious! I used to have trouble an octavia I had, whereby I'd (myself) fit new discs and pads, and within around 20k miles the discs would warp. This is around 8 months driving for me. I would manage it for another few months and then change them again. Over 4 years ownership I tried and warped 4 different brand of disc, halfords, apec, mintex and even a set of expensive brembo!!
Whenever I asked friend in the trade or forums, they all said 'common fault don't worry'.
Then I swapped to another octavia and the same happened to that one. Ok thinks I, common fault. Same story on my wife's A3 only she was making them last longer on average.
The I stopped with the vag cars and I have an e61 5 series. Sure enough, after 6 months I started to get the tell tale signs of warped discs. I changed them and before I sold it 6 months later the slow pulsing through the peddle was there again on light braking.
Now I've been in an accord tourer for around 2 years and I've seen off the set of discs and pass that came with the (second hand) car and around 12 months since I changed them, this new set are at it again!
So, what's it with my driving style that does this? I'm getting rather paranoid that cars hate me.
Or is it something I'm doing when I fit them??!! That's the other possibility I suppose.
Yours, dazed and confused of Leicester.
I'm starting to feel a little self conscious! I used to have trouble an octavia I had, whereby I'd (myself) fit new discs and pads, and within around 20k miles the discs would warp. This is around 8 months driving for me. I would manage it for another few months and then change them again. Over 4 years ownership I tried and warped 4 different brand of disc, halfords, apec, mintex and even a set of expensive brembo!!
Whenever I asked friend in the trade or forums, they all said 'common fault don't worry'.
Then I swapped to another octavia and the same happened to that one. Ok thinks I, common fault. Same story on my wife's A3 only she was making them last longer on average.
The I stopped with the vag cars and I have an e61 5 series. Sure enough, after 6 months I started to get the tell tale signs of warped discs. I changed them and before I sold it 6 months later the slow pulsing through the peddle was there again on light braking.
Now I've been in an accord tourer for around 2 years and I've seen off the set of discs and pass that came with the (second hand) car and around 12 months since I changed them, this new set are at it again!
So, what's it with my driving style that does this? I'm getting rather paranoid that cars hate me.
Or is it something I'm doing when I fit them??!! That's the other possibility I suppose.
Yours, dazed and confused of Leicester.
Hi guys. Thanks for the speedy replies!
The 5 series and the accord are box slush 'boxes, so yeh, after any heavy braking if I'm stopped for a short period of time I'll hold it on the foot brake.
The octavia were both manual though. Although all my driving in these cars is pure motorway, I live 2 miles from the m1 and it feels like I spend my life on M roads.
I guess at all points though I'm braking down a slip road and sitting at lights often. Although I wouldn't say I braked very early on slips, I'm not last of the late brakers either.
The 5 series and the accord are box slush 'boxes, so yeh, after any heavy braking if I'm stopped for a short period of time I'll hold it on the foot brake.
The octavia were both manual though. Although all my driving in these cars is pure motorway, I live 2 miles from the m1 and it feels like I spend my life on M roads.
I guess at all points though I'm braking down a slip road and sitting at lights often. Although I wouldn't say I braked very early on slips, I'm not last of the late brakers either.
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