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Warped Discs (Sometimes) #1187187 17/03/2011 20:12 17/03/2011 20:12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby E Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride
Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride E Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby	Started Sunday's trackday at Donington everything fine. As the day progressed my brakes became worse and worse, juddering until the car was not drivable towards the end on the day. Now on the road I can brake from high speeds numerous times getting the brakes hot with no judder what so ever. Anyone else ever experienced anything similar

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187190 17/03/2011 20:18 17/03/2011 20:18
Z zimpara Unregistered
zimpara Unregistered Z	Maybe it was just you leg shaking from too much adrenaline lol

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: ] #1187195 17/03/2011 20:26 17/03/2011 20:26
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,206 england came2dance I AM a Coop
came2dance I AM a Coop Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 13,206 england	They probably just got too hot at Donny. I doubt you'd get the same temperatures on the road even driving like wellformed www.chrisdoyle-photography.co.uk

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187207 17/03/2011 20:58 17/03/2011 20:58
J jonone Unregistered
jonone Unregistered J	its un-even pad transfer,read this!

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187216 17/03/2011 21:12 17/03/2011 21:12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby E Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride
Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride E Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby	The pads were new RS14 earlier in the week and the bedding in process had been followed. If it was uneven pad transfer then surley it would be still juddering now

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187221 17/03/2011 21:18 17/03/2011 21:18
M MattM Unregistered
MattM Unregistered M	What kind of discs are they?

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187234 17/03/2011 21:34 17/03/2011 21:34
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,799 In the coupe. magooagain Club member 259
magooagain Club member 259 Forum is my life Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,799 In the coupe.	If you were braking very hard at Donny,it could well have been you ABS.

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187237 17/03/2011 21:40 17/03/2011 21:40
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby E Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride
Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride E Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby	They are Brembo discs. It definatly wasn't the ABS

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187506 18/03/2011 12:15 18/03/2011 12:15
P Per Unregistered
Per Unregistered P	They can de-warp, yes.

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: ] #1187674 18/03/2011 16:49 18/03/2011 16:49
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby E Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride
Ecrab OP Enjoying the ride E Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 684 Derby	Originally Posted by Per They can de-warp, yes. This is what I suspect has happened. Problem is next time I do a trackday will the warp again?

Re: Warped Discs (Sometimes) [Re: Ecrab] #1187931 19/03/2011 02:14 19/03/2011 02:14
P Per Unregistered
Per Unregistered P	Not if you take care when cooling down, and don't stand still pressing your pads onto glowing disc's..