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scorpio_man
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brake disc wear
« on: May 12th, 2010, 6:40am » |
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hi i own a 1998 2.3 ultima auto with 40000 miles on the clock. It has gone through 7 (SEVEN) sets of front discs that i am aware of. My local Ford dealer has checked it out a couple of times but cannot tell me why this is happening.has anyone any ideas. thanks
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NormanHall
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #1 on: May 12th, 2010, 6:41am » |
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yeh the discs are sh...e !!
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #2 on: May 12th, 2010, 6:42am » |
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Hi Paul, welcome to the site. Sounds like a stupid question but do you drive through a lot of water on your journeys? Maybe the discs are warping Lee
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #3 on: May 12th, 2010, 11:08am » |
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I put 4 new discs & new pads on my 2.3 auto estate 3 years / 21,000 miles ago and they are all still good.
Pads & discs are Mintex branded.
What brand of pads / discs are you ising ?
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #4 on: May 12th, 2010, 11:14am » |
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Pauldo,
are the discs wearing down to the limit or warping?
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #5 on: May 12th, 2010, 12:48pm » |
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more likley the pad material causing judder, mintex used to be terrible for it, so bad we had to stop using them in the w/shop.
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #6 on: May 14th, 2010, 10:03pm » |
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hi thanks for all your replies. lee i do not drive through a lot of water. the first 5 sets of discs were ford parts .I then changed both discs and pads to mintex. alas these discs are still warping after about 3500 miles but pads are fine
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #7 on: May 15th, 2010, 7:59am » |
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One question Are you bedding the new discs in correctly. If not then you will get " warping"
New discs MUST be bedded in along with pads. otherwise uneven wear and vibrations occur.
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Re: brake disc wear
« Reply #8 on: May 15th, 2010, 10:16pm » |
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Try Halfords pads, they are harder . I had the same problems with a granada scorpio and after fitting halfords own branded pads the problem went.
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