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Pulsating pedal / warped rotor
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:15 pm
by whipped
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?
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:52 pm
by S8n
Slip to none. Once warped, it should be turned or preferably replaced.
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:12 pm
by whipped
what if it's not warped, but like 1/2 of it is thicker than the other 1/2?
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:12 pm
by Xanth
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.
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:14 pm
by whipped
They're cheap, but a PITA to replace
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:28 pm
by TrotFox
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!
Red 5spd Formula
Trot, the gray, fox...
Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:44 pm
by txf
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.