Brake Discs: Is Any Other Memeber Suffering from Vibration?
04-11-2006, 10:16 PM
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I was once told by someone not to brake hard on a speedbump or potholes, you slow down before you come to those. The rationale behind it is that if you brake hard the brakes will generate a lot of heat and with the vibration the potholes/speedbumps is causing, it could warp your brake disc.
So maybe that's why they say driving style related?
So maybe that's why they say driving style related?
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Originally Posted by AC_S5' post='268006' date='Apr 12 2006, 08:16 AM
I was once told by someone not to brake hard on a speedbump or potholes, you slow down before you come to those. The rationale behind it is that if you brake hard the brakes will generate a lot of heat and with the vibration the potholes/speedbumps is causing, it could warp your brake disc.
So maybe that's why they say driving style related?
So maybe that's why they say driving style related?
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Originally Posted by AC_S5' post='268006' date='Apr 12 2006, 07:16 AM
I was once told by someone not to brake hard on a speedbump or potholes, you slow down before you come to those. The rationale behind it is that if you brake hard the brakes will generate a lot of heat and with the vibration the potholes/speedbumps is causing, it could warp your brake disc.
So maybe that's why they say driving style related?
So maybe that's why they say driving style related?
IMO theres got to be something wrong with the car to induce this sort of wear .... not drivers style .....
(unless he's just driving along with his foot on the brake)
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Have you had any bearings in the hub assembly checked in addition to the bushes you mentioned? Also, there could an issue with wheel balance / tyre deformation that gives the impression of warped brake discs. I had a vibration at speed and under braking which I was convinced was brakes or steering (had wheels balanced twice 
) which disappeared when I had the front tyres changed two days before the car was due to go in for fault finding 
It is usual for the front brake pad to wear a lot faster than the rears. If your rear pads are wearing quickly it suggests an imbalance in the braking system. Is there an issue with the calipers?
) which disappeared when I had the front tyres changed two days before the car was due to go in for fault finding It is usual for the front brake pad to wear a lot faster than the rears. If your rear pads are wearing quickly it suggests an imbalance in the braking system. Is there an issue with the calipers?
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brakes begin to vibrate when they get hot...have noticed it on all other non performance cars...after extensive hard use as the brakes get hotter they vibrate more...and sense ur saying that they get hot when you are on the highway at high speed i would think that the brakes are somehow sticking or pressing..the pads i think are continuously pressing on the disk and are causing the wear...the vibration is caused by the heat caused by friction....
im just saying what i know...not sure if this is the problem and dont know how to fix it....
but if you are espically getting the brake vibration after a high way or high speed driving (even 80+ km) and long distances...i think i am right....
im just saying what i know...not sure if this is the problem and dont know how to fix it....
but if you are espically getting the brake vibration after a high way or high speed driving (even 80+ km) and long distances...i think i am right....
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Originally Posted by xexyus' post='268081' date='Apr 12 2006, 02:48 PM
You live in a very beautiful country Shebs 
. It is really a great country, and it would be even better if BMW Egypt changes its engineering staff 
. Where do you live?
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