Constantly Warping Rotors
01-17-2020, 07:47 PM
#26
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01-19-2020, 09:21 PM
#27
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It is so interesting discussion. A couple of months ago when I had my transmission fluid changed at the dealer they inspected my car and, of course, I need brake job all around for about $3000. This was for disks and pads. Yeah, right.
Went to my Autozone to get the pads as I was running their ceramic lifetime warranty pads. Got the pads and changed them out. Turned out to be I still had half life on the pads but as I got them parts I changed them out.
My rotors are still factory original and I have now changed front pads three times, rear pads twice.
I have never done any special bedding of brakes as I think this is nonsense. Perhaps it is needed for cheap pads but not for ceramic...?
i have not experienced any brake pulsation either so my rotors are clean and straight. Every smooth and strong brakes.
it is one of the problematic brakes E550 year model 2010 with 174800 miles on the clock.
80% highway miles.
And I don’t use any brake grease on parts other than on the sliding surfaces where pads touch the caliper. I leave the pins dry.
Went to my Autozone to get the pads as I was running their ceramic lifetime warranty pads. Got the pads and changed them out. Turned out to be I still had half life on the pads but as I got them parts I changed them out.
My rotors are still factory original and I have now changed front pads three times, rear pads twice.
I have never done any special bedding of brakes as I think this is nonsense. Perhaps it is needed for cheap pads but not for ceramic...?
i have not experienced any brake pulsation either so my rotors are clean and straight. Every smooth and strong brakes.
it is one of the problematic brakes E550 year model 2010 with 174800 miles on the clock.
80% highway miles.
And I don’t use any brake grease on parts other than on the sliding surfaces where pads touch the caliper. I leave the pins dry.
01-20-2020, 09:37 AM
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1922 Ford Model T / no OBD
Never had a “warping” problem in any MB I have ever owned, including two of the notorious 550’s. Proper bedding procedures is key and my personal braking style is to always late brake. This causes my wife to constantly tell me I need to get my eyes checked. “Didn’t you see them stopping ahead”?
eh, whatever...
eh, whatever...
Since my retirement + getting 60 mpg car, I changed my driving goals. When I still like to be the 1st at green light, I am working on predicting traffic and make it across the city without using brakes. That is pretty doable, since MB cars have programs who uses transmission for braking.
Less braking innercia on 4-cylinder, but when I was driving V6 diesel, that one would quite efficiency slow the car, so I only had to push brakes to hold it when I was rolling at 1mph.
Just something to help killing boredom of driving.
BTW my wife seem to share driving habit with you and it gets annoying when I see traffic stop at red light 200 ' in front of us and she still pushes gas pedal.
