xr2john

As above. Customer came into my work yesterday with these discs and pads he had got just 6 wks ago.

http://emob667.photobucket.com/album...g?t=1305399762


http://emob667.photobucket.com/album...g?t=1305399767


http://emob667.photobucket.com/album...g?t=1305399772

As you can see the shim that is bonded to the back of the pad has moved as the glue has obviously melted with the heat. Could have been fatal if this had gone unnoticed by some women that doesnt know any different about cars.
Got to be a recall on these I think.

Sorry about having to click the links folks but I'm on my phone as my laptop is gay at the moment.

mechanic28

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fecking hell!mind you that must of been making some noise for quite a while

RS 5tu

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Thats mental, what make are they?

RS Grant

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Not good... what make are they?? Are you still at the BMW Dealership??


Cheers,
Grant

rs-tuner

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I have seen the exact same thing when I worked at jeep.they rolled out a massive recall to replace customers discs and pads foc.

xr2john

Nah been at Dingbro for just over 4 yrs now. They are Delphi discs and pads but not sure what they were on but I will find out.

Question grant? How did to know I worked for BMW? Do I know you or have you got an awful good memory from an old post???

wattie

By any chance are they off a passat or any vw? I did a set of disks an pads on my mums mates passat and the exact same had happened , I was truly shocked when I took the wheel off, she said the brakes were grinding ! She karts her 2 kids about on the school run too, could have been very dangerous!

RS Grant

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Can't a guy know someones work history without things getting weird?!

....nah I remember you mentioning about working for BMW on here before buddy.


Cheers,
Grant

xr2john

Ahhh ok mate. Paranoia was kicking in lol

Wattie nae sure what they came off but I'm goin to ask on Monday! Certainly not clever that's for sure. If that was my wifes car carrying my kids about I would be going daft.

Glenn_

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Ive seen that a few times on Toyotas and i seen it once on a Alfa 147.

Fast Guy

I've seen something similar when some numpty split the caliper to fit new pads but the piston was siezed so when it was all bolted back together the disc was forced over at a slight angle and sheared off after a few miles.

tabetha

Seen it a few times, my dads neighbour wanted me to help with his new arms/struts/discs pads, one of the pads was half missing(3 years old), discs were ok, but I've seen the above many times, even seen brake pads turn to a material like a weetabix due to overheating.
tabetha

cossie604

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Fitted six weeks ago? Does he park it in the sea, as the corrosion on those discs looks much older than six weeks lol

thebigmacmoomin

I just had Delphi disks and pads put on dads ST TDCi.

zetec-Sam

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That's what I was thinking. The disks I took off my fiesta that were atleast 6+years old were in a better state than those lol.

thebigmacmoomin

Im sure the disks on dads (my old) ST TDCi have lasted from when I bought it in 2008 on 19K till 70K last week.

rallycross

does not look like 6 weeks to me more like 6 hard winter months

xr2john

He took in the advice note he got with them. Delphi discs arent the best of quality unfortunately