New brake discs - warped? How to solve? Machining worth it?
Discussion
Hi chaps,
I've just bought an S2K (epic cars, first ever Honda)
The previous owner had fitted new mtec discs & ferodo pads all round approx. ~500 miles ago.
He said he bedded them in for around 250/300 miles, then did 1 trackday.
Now, braking from high speed / hard I can clearly feel the brake pedal pulsating and feels like the front discs are warped. It is thought they may have been overheated from on the track.
Anyway - is the best thing for me to do just straight out replace the discs? The pads should have plenty of meat left on.
Or... I saw online you might be able to get them machined down and straight again - never done this or heard about it - so not sure if legit?
Someone also suggested the discs won't be warped and it will just be 'pad material' stuck on the brake disc. Though I would have thought I would be able to see this - or maybe not haha?
Thoughts from people with actual experience would be most helpful!
Cheers,
T
I've just bought an S2K (epic cars, first ever Honda)
The previous owner had fitted new mtec discs & ferodo pads all round approx. ~500 miles ago.
He said he bedded them in for around 250/300 miles, then did 1 trackday.
Now, braking from high speed / hard I can clearly feel the brake pedal pulsating and feels like the front discs are warped. It is thought they may have been overheated from on the track.
Anyway - is the best thing for me to do just straight out replace the discs? The pads should have plenty of meat left on.
Or... I saw online you might be able to get them machined down and straight again - never done this or heard about it - so not sure if legit?
Someone also suggested the discs won't be warped and it will just be 'pad material' stuck on the brake disc. Though I would have thought I would be able to see this - or maybe not haha?
Thoughts from people with actual experience would be most helpful!
Cheers,
T
Oh right.
Thanks chaps. They don't looked massively grooved like normal cheapo's. I'm trying to find them on ebay now but can't see anything similar.
These ones don't have grooves as such, they have what looks like a fishing hook - imprinted around them as (drilled) holes.
Perhaps a starting point would be for me to clean them with some rags and break cleaner?
Is there any implications in running different discs on the front to the back?
As you have said, I'll just get some better ones or OEM. Don't need to be drilled/grooved for normal driving or fast road at all.
Thanks all.
Thanks chaps. They don't looked massively grooved like normal cheapo's. I'm trying to find them on ebay now but can't see anything similar.
These ones don't have grooves as such, they have what looks like a fishing hook - imprinted around them as (drilled) holes.
Perhaps a starting point would be for me to clean them with some rags and break cleaner?
Is there any implications in running different discs on the front to the back?
As you have said, I'll just get some better ones or OEM. Don't need to be drilled/grooved for normal driving or fast road at all.
Thanks all.
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