[V8] Dealer brake saga

[dsaad at icehouse.net]

If the shroud was not installed properly, and the required bolts were not
replaced, I think you are completly justified in asking them to re-do the job
with new parts and a master tech.
Get ready for them to mysteriously find more expensive worn out parts though.
Your next question of course will be WTF did you not find this the first time?
You can also bet nothing was torqued to spec. In lots of cases, the factory
specifies a torque for a good reason. In this case, they may be accounting for
heat expansion or something.

If you are really having warping issues, maybe the caliper is hanging up
somehow? Maybe there is some other suspension component that is worn out causing
a brake shimmy?
My rotors (UFO) were used when I got the car 60K miles ago and are still fine. I
recently replaced the pads with no issues too. I did not turn the rotors either.
They are not flat - there are some small wear ridges and such but the car stops
straight and true.
In fact, I don't turn rotors anymore unless there has been damage - and then I
would probably just replace it.

Dave


Quoting Tom La Plante <toml99 at comcast.net>:

> Howdy,,,well I took the car(90 v8) to University Audi in Seattle to have
> front brakes/rotors done.  They sold the rotors for $189/each which made me
> momentarily forget my fear of dealers.  They let the "new kid" (looked 18) do
> the brakes and he told me "never seen anything like that".  Got home and had
> to pull a wheel off to bend the metal shroud that was rubbing on the rotor,
> and noticed the brake hoses had cracks on them.  The 2 self locking bolts
> that my service manual says must be replaced weren't.  After 1000 mile road
> trip, the rotors appear to be more warped than the ones they replaced.  The
> car has 77,000 currently and this is the 4th set of rotors/calipers(warranty)
> in the cars brief time on the road.  Question...Is there any other reason
> that the rotors would repeatedly warp?  I noticed that the outer pad was
> slightly more worn than the inside on the old pads, but they didn't appear to
> be dragging.  If the Disservice desk ever calls me back, and they agree to do
> something about this, I just wanted to bring up any other issue related to
> this warping....Sorry that was so long....Sincerely Tom La Plante
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