Pulsating pedal / warped rotor

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:15 pm

Not specific to fiero but...

My other car was missing a bolt on the caliper bracket, causing the bracket to bend around, presumably causing a warped rotor, or at least an uneven braking surface causing a pedal pulsation...

What are the chances after installing new brake pads and that missing bolt, that it would eventually wear itself flat?

S8n · Post by **S8n** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:52 pm

Slip to none. Once warped, it should be turned or preferably replaced.

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:12 pm

what if it's not warped, but like 1/2 of it is thicker than the other 1/2?

Xanth · Post by **Xanth** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:12 pm

How expensive are your rotors that its that big a deal just to replace it?

I had warped rotors for a while, they never corrected themselves, just caused new pads to wear poorly.

whipped · Post by **whipped** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:14 pm

They're cheap, but a PITA to replace

TrotFox · Post by **TrotFox** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:28 pm

Sounds like my wife's old Civic. The rotors were held on with philips screws that were unmovable by me. We ended up having a shop take them off and true them up.

I suggest you do the same. Brakes are not the place to screw around!

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txf · Post by **txf** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:44 pm

with the new minimum thickness allowances on rotors if you have any warpage or uneven wear that you feel or notice it's highly unlikely you can have them turned enough.