02-19-2019, 09:15 AM | #1 |
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Been having judder when braking and got the car booked in for a potential warranty claim. I know its not 100% when brakes are concerned as it wear etc but the BMW Tech who came out said as the car has only covered 12,000 miles and still on original tyres plus its 2 years old they may consider it as goodwill
Worth a try I thought. I decided to do a few high speed brake stops to maybe clear the discs of any pad material that stuck on the disc etc and now I can see the following What do you all think? |
02-19-2019, 12:29 PM | #2 |
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We're talking a lot today (and why not) Mine are slightly less worn than yours looking at the lip and stretching the M's legs today on a motorway found no grabbing or fade.Could be yours need skimming possibly but as you say the Bm warranty will cover them only if the issue is not excessive wear and tear.
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02-26-2019, 03:08 AM | #7 |
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Its booked in for the 21st March for a while you wait service.
I am going for a good drive over the weekend to see if its pad residue and whether a lot of firm braking will help fix it, did it last week but not for long. |
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03-24-2019, 02:38 PM | #8 |
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I have this issue on my car. It's had three sets of front discs so far. Going back in on 1st April for yet another investigation.
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03-25-2019, 04:17 AM | #9 |
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I had new discs and pads fitted at a much reduced cost from BMW.
The discs were out by 0.3mm on one disc and 0.5mm on the other, skimming would have sorted it but didn't want to go down that route. The pads were knackered though where the material had bonded to the disc The issue I believe is that the previous owner didn't drive the car very much and potentially it stood outside a lot or was put away with wet pads The pad material bonded/corroded onto the disc causing an imbalance This can be cleared sometimes with heavy repeated braking but not always The solution is use the car to clean the discs after washing or make sure they don't stick to the discs Getting the discs very hot and then holding the brakes on at say traffic lights can also cause issues |
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I wash it weekly... and very rarely, almost never, do I dry the pads off after washing it by taking it for a quick drive (so it gets to 'stand' with wet pads and discs). I never use the handbrake/parking brake after washing the car, FWIW. I haven't been paying for any of these sets of discs/pads, BMW Warranty has covered it; it's been an enduring issue since purchasing the car as AUC when it was 18 months old, last March. As part of the sale it was fitted with brand new front discs and pads by BMW Cooper, as the original front discs were showing minor cracking. The latest set of discs seem to be less judder-y than the previous two sets. The problem seems to become evident after about 1000-1500 miles from fit, which is about six-seven weeks of use for my mileage. In terms of how the car gets driven, not really very hard at all. I don't actually use the brakes much at all beyond a light to medium touch; commute during the week is a four miles along 30-40 limit roads and at the weekend I usually have my kids in the car. Of course, BMW Service probably don't believe me when I say that's how it gets used, although if they were to look at oil consumption they would see it is not being hammered everywhere. I assume the DME keeps a log of oil top up events, and it hasn't requested a top up for 6000 miles so far. I've had tons of BMWs, including a previous F10 and a couple of other M cars. Never had a similar problem before.
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Pads maybe transferring to the disc causing high spots and an out of balance feel, there is no way they are warping given you don't use them hard |
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You might be right. They say the discs keep failing a 'run out test', whatever that is.
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Mine was 0.3mm and 0.5mm I would simply drive the car harder and use the brakes as they were intended. Also you should drive back and forth a bit on the drive and use the brakes to dry and dry them putting them away wet is making them bind overnight and potentially transfer pad material to the disc When you use the car the next day are the pads stuck on the discs? |
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To be honest, after this latest set of discs I was in two minds. I notice the juddering very occasionally and I suspect the issue is actually lessening with more miles on the brakes since fit. I noticed no problems at all this weekend and very nearly cancelled the appointment (but I have some corrosion around centre caps/exhaust tips so I want a decision on that from BMW UK warranty, anyway). I just returned from a road test with a technician, he drove on various road surfaces using different brake pressure. He's confident that it is as it should be and it's safe. I'm happy in that case, as I say, I was somewhat sat on the fence about it with this latest set of discs. On the matter of using the brakes as they were intended: When they fitted this third set I was advised to be really gentle for the first 1000 miles. I did so, and have continued to be gentle. Perhaps I am being too gentle with them, now they are bedded in.
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A few hard stops from 70mph should clear any residue if its not too bad Also if you drive the car hard then don't sit with the brakes on at traffic lights until they are cool as this can also make pad material stick to the discs |
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04-06-2019, 01:36 PM | #18 |
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having mine done after only 7k miles under the manufacturers warranty, get slight judder when braking hard at motorway speeds, discs and pad are covered against defects for 24mts or 18k miles is what Sytner Bham told me
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