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(Message started by: scorpio_man on May 12^th, 2010, 6:40am)

Title: brake disc wear
Post by scorpio_man on May 12^th, 2010, 6:40am

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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Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by NormanHall on May 12^th, 2010, 6:41am

yeh the discs are sh...e !!

Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by scorpio_man on May 12^th, 2010, 6:42am

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

Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by Scorpio_Mike on May 12^th, 2010, 11:08am

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 ?

Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by Highlander on May 12^th, 2010, 11:14am

Pauldo,

are the discs wearing down to the limit or warping?

Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by martin_rowe on May 12^th, 2010, 12:48pm

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.

Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by pauldo on May 14^th, 2010, 10:03pm

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

Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by Snoopy on May 15^th, 2010, 7:59am

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.

Title: Re: brake disc wear
Post by a900one on May 15^th, 2010, 10:16pm

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.