Front brake pads delaminated; change-over to PBR Ceramics pads
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Front brake pads delaminated; change-over to PBR Ceramics pads
So here's the story, I go for a short drive, ease into the driveway, turn down the radio and hear this horrible screeching noise on every revolution of the wheel.
After the car cools down. I prop it on the jack and remove the wheels. I discover the front passenger brake pad had delaminated from the backing and it's cutting into my rotor!
Anyways I have contacted the manufacturer of the brake pad -- they remain anonymous for now while I see if they can warranty this.
Car was down and I replaced the front brakes to new PBR Ceramic pads and Brembo blank rotors with black anti-corrosion paint.
See pics below..
Pad delamination
Yike the rotor damage!
Before
Remedy
After the bling treatment
After the car cools down. I prop it on the jack and remove the wheels. I discover the front passenger brake pad had delaminated from the backing and it's cutting into my rotor!
Anyways I have contacted the manufacturer of the brake pad -- they remain anonymous for now while I see if they can warranty this.
Car was down and I replaced the front brakes to new PBR Ceramic pads and Brembo blank rotors with black anti-corrosion paint.
See pics below..
Pad delamination
Yike the rotor damage!
Before
Remedy
After the bling treatment
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Re: Front brake pads delaminated; change-over to PBR Ceramics pads (Edwin)
More information please:
- Track use, street use, or a mix?
- Thickness of brake pads when this happened?
- How is it that you still have the pad material if the metal backing plates were supposedly cutting into the rotor?
I've had this happen once during track use when the pads were already getting thin and needing replacement (~2-3 mm). I noticed the reduction in braking force and found exactly what you describe inside one of the front calipers. However, even though the pad material had come off the backing plate, it was still intact and working, held in its place by the caliper, preventing the metal backing plate from coming into contact with the rotor.
- Track use, street use, or a mix?
- Thickness of brake pads when this happened?
- How is it that you still have the pad material if the metal backing plates were supposedly cutting into the rotor?
I've had this happen once during track use when the pads were already getting thin and needing replacement (~2-3 mm). I noticed the reduction in braking force and found exactly what you describe inside one of the front calipers. However, even though the pad material had come off the backing plate, it was still intact and working, held in its place by the caliper, preventing the metal backing plate from coming into contact with the rotor.
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nsxtasy,
I found the missing inside pad in the driveway when I arrived from my drive. It fell off before the drive apparantly and I was driving around with the backing.
These pads were used on the street only. I have a seperate set of pads and rotors for track use.
The thickness of the pad -- I'll have to measure to be sure but I believe it was about 4mm from what I recall.
Modified by Edwin at 4:50 AM 8/11/2006
I found the missing inside pad in the driveway when I arrived from my drive. It fell off before the drive apparantly and I was driving around with the backing.
These pads were used on the street only. I have a seperate set of pads and rotors for track use.
The thickness of the pad -- I'll have to measure to be sure but I believe it was about 4mm from what I recall.
Modified by Edwin at 4:50 AM 8/11/2006
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Re: Front brake pads delaminated; change-over to PBR Ceramics pads (nsxtasy)
eh, it happens. ive got a brand new colbalt pad i used for 20 min that did that to me. andy said just send it back and hell shoot me out another set
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