Brake pad wear concern
11-27-2006, 05:44 AM
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Brake pad wear concern
Doing my morning visual check on my car, I looked closer on my month-old brake pads and rotors. The rotors looked fine, but the pad wear doesn't make sense to me. The front outer pads don't seem to be wearing down and laying flat on the rotor like they do on the inner side and both sides in the rear. I did bed them following the guidelines from Stoptech, but I would think by now they would be seated properly.
Should I get new front pads or can you rebed pads?
Here's a close up:
Left side
<img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/FastA4Turbo/audi/DSC07177.jpg">
Right side:
<img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/FastA4Turbo/audi/DSC07180.jpg">
Should I get new front pads or can you rebed pads?
Here's a close up:
Left side
<img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/FastA4Turbo/audi/DSC07177.jpg">
Right side:
<img src="http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/FastA4Turbo/audi/DSC07180.jpg">
11-27-2006, 06:04 AM
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I can return the pads and get a full refund under their lifetime warrenty
I specifically asked about that when I bought them. I'll order some PBR's from ECS while I nab some other parts too.
Think I should go that route?
Think I should go that route?
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11-27-2006, 09:03 AM
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Mine look the same way, I think its normal
Here's mine, brand new installed:
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/81237/img_0009.1.jpg">
If you look at the way some of these high-perf pads are shaped, the edges of the pad dont actually touch the rotor until they're worn:
<img src="http://www.bremsscheiben-bilder.de/muster/EBC-Bremsen-greenstuff_400px.jpg">
I could be way off but I think its normal. The actual "contact patch" of the pad is probably flush with the rotor, you just cant see it...and the shape of the pad makes it look like only one edge of the pad is touching when really thats not the case. Anyone else?
<img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/81237/img_0009.1.jpg">
If you look at the way some of these high-perf pads are shaped, the edges of the pad dont actually touch the rotor until they're worn:
<img src="http://www.bremsscheiben-bilder.de/muster/EBC-Bremsen-greenstuff_400px.jpg">
I could be way off but I think its normal. The actual "contact patch" of the pad is probably flush with the rotor, you just cant see it...and the shape of the pad makes it look like only one edge of the pad is touching when really thats not the case. Anyone else?