Re: Warped discs

[jay <j.degon@virgin.net>]

Tim Morgan wrote:

> Dear Q,
>
> I am a very new member of this list, and have very much enjoyed reading all
> the discussions, relevant or not. Until now I haven't had much to
> contribute, but this might interest/alarm some readers.
>
> Having recently had to put my Audi through its first MOT, or at least first
> for me, I expected the usual failures, all trivial, but no, mine failed on
> warped front discs, which are exactly a year old, (replaced at last MOT).
> Believing this to be the last thing that might fail, I was disappointed to
> say the least.
>
> Delving deeper, I was told that this has become an industry wide problem,
> with the move away from asbestos pads, to ones which don't dissapate the
> heat correctly (A&M Cars, Ilminster). Unfortunately for me, I don't have
> the receipt for the discs, dealer supplied, and cannot therefore seek some
> form of compensation.
>
> I'd be very interested to hear from any other readers who've had the same
> problem, and whether the discs, which are hardly worn, can be re-ground, to
> salvage some usefulness for the future.

Sorry to hear that you have had the same problem. Shortly after i bought my TQ
i had the same problem The only thing i could do was to replace them. The
warped ones look hardly used at all. I kept hold onto mine for a while but lack
of space meant that i had to throw mine away!!!!! It would be intering to find
out how much re-engineering them would cost, my fear wold be that they may not
be worthwile.If they are cheap i will be gutted!! I hope for your sake that you
can get them done cheap, let us know.


PS keep your speed down unit rectified, Its quite scary not having effective
breaks.


GOOD LUCK, jay