warped discs agin

[gib20vt]

Since I have had my LCR I changed the disc's when I bought it to EBC ( i know they have mixed reviews) they have been on my car for 5 months and they have warped?? I dont really drive the car like a mad man but I do put my foot down from time to time.

After a good run I dont sit with my foot on the breaks when stopped, and had them bedded in when 1st bought - is this a common problem with them, warping so soon??

or could somthing be wrong with the calipers themselves? a car motorsport garage where I got the discs from said you may have a bent hub?

I dont want to be replacing discs every 5 months!

 

[mrwookie]

Just out of intrest how have you diagnosed the disks as warped?

 

[Squintstream]

Just out of intrest how have you diagnosed the disks as warped?

I don't think he has mate, otherwise he wouldn't be stating the following...

or could somthing be wrong with the calipers themselves? a car motorsport garage where I got the discs from said you may have a bent hub?

 

[Willie]

Try the bedding in precess in this web site to see if you can reinvigourate your discs.
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_warped_brakedisk.shtml
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_bedincontents.shtml

Warping discs is not an easy thing to do. More likely to be pad pick up.
How do your pads and discs look?

 

[ibizacupra]

what does the surface of the disk look like, mottled? colour?

what pads do you run?

 

[R Power]

just a quicky on the warped disc convo, i hit a kerb through black ice a few weeks ago, just the back wheel hit so minor damage from what it looks, is there a chance this could warp your disc?? as it has been making a noise, and a local garage said the discs are warped, so just wanting to know if this can happen.

 

[ibizacupra]

difficult to see how the wheel collision could bend the disk.. bend the hub etc yes, but the disk?
if you jack up the car and free rotate the wheel does it get to a stiffer point? that would confirm somethings amiss alignment wise and possible bend somewhere

 

[R Power]

yea had it jacked on the ramps, spun the wheel, and as it was spinning was always a point in the turn that you could hear it, the noise was deeper if u no what i mean. i think ill change the discs and pads in a couple months, they said it will just make my pads wear quicker, so thought may aswell let them finish their life. So bill when are you getting the 007 DV back in stock? it was me who rang yesterday along with the green cotton filter for Cupra R.

 

[ibizacupra]

possibly tomorrow if forge are open like i read in their section earlier today, else its the 5th when they're back

 

[SHADY-NINJA]

sorry to hiJack this thread.
i spunked a big lot of dosh on front and rear zimmerman drilled brake discs combined with red stuff pads.
i drove carefully and braked progressively for 400 miles, then one day when a cat pulled out in front of me and i braked quite a bit bit more to only realise to my horror that the brand new front discs had warped.
next time i buy EBC pads i will have to match them with EBC ultimax discs.

 

[DannyC87]

or just don't but ebc pads again?

 

[SHADY-NINJA]

the worst thing was that i bought them from Germany and couldnt be arsed with returning them so i continued using them like that.

 

[gib20vt]

Just out of intrest how have you diagnosed the disks as warped?

because I had the same problem as soon as I bought the car and when I put the new disc on it stopped and now its started back up again

 

[gib20vt]

Try the bedding in precess in this web site to see if you can reinvigourate your discs.
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_warped_brakedisk.shtml
http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/wp_bedincontents.shtml

Warping discs is not an easy thing to do. More likely to be pad pick up.
How do your pads and discs look?

the discs themselves looks fine! from what I can see. Its worse when on the motorway when slowing down to come off at the jct

 

[heatfan8]

Thats what my brakes are doing!! I get an annoying juddering feeling under braking. The discs are due for replacement now I think anyway!

 

[ibizacupra]

sorry to hiJack this thread.
i spunked a big lot of dosh on front and rear zimmerman drilled brake discs combined with red stuff pads.
i drove carefully and braked progressively for 400 miles, then one day when a cat pulled out in front of me and i braked quite a bit bit more to only realise to my horror that the brand new front discs had warped.
next time i buy EBC pads i will have to match them with EBC ultimax discs.

your mystake is ebc pads fella not the disks

 

[gib20vt]

IbizaCupra - the pads I have are EBC got them in a package deal when I bought the discs can't really complain about the price i got them for..... But I wont be buying the ebc pads again seeing how many people diss like them