Damn It !!!

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

Driving home from work today, and noticed the car pulled to the left badly when I hit the brakes, then the next time i hit the brakes, it pulled up straight..... but.... there was a loud grinding noise from the left front, when I got home, I pulled off the front left wheel, and low and behold, the pad had thown the lining off, now I have a destroyed disc as it has worn 1/2 way through the disc, now I have to buy new discs and pads, looks like no work for me tomorrow...lol

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

thats a bugger croozza, hope you get it sorted and cheaply lol. cheers samo

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

thats a bugger croozza, hope you get it sorted and cheaply lol. cheers samo

Yeah, my mate will look after me, he will get me the parts at wholesale. so it wont be to bad a hit to the hip pocket, lucky the rotors and pads are not too reasonably new

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

Ahh Bugger... That sucks. I have a 15% worn set of Bendix Pads I replaced today if your desperate...

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

Ahh Bugger... That sucks. I have a 15% worn set of Bendix Pads I replaced today if your desperate...

All good thanks mate, I will get it all done tomorrow. I might even put slotted rotors on depending on the price difference, but going on last time when I put slotted ones on my old 80 series, it was only $30 difference in the price between the two.
Just goes to show how something can go wrong if your not paying attention

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close KAKADAZ]

All good thanks mate, I will get it all done tomorrow. I might even put slotted rotors on depending on the price difference, but going on last time when I put slotted ones on my old 80 series, it was only $30 difference in the price between the two.
Just goes to show how something can go wrong if your not paying attention

Good excuse to get the slotted rotors mate.

[Si & Rae Member Find all posts View Profile Close Si & Rae]

Good excuse to get the slotted rotors mate.

Good excuse for a day off

[KAKADAZ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close KAKADAZ]

Good excuse for a day off

Win win.......

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Hey mate, pads are are rotors are cheap, new brakes all good!
What brand pads did you have in?

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

All fixed now, didnt go for the slotted, mainly because they had to get them in, but I ended up with DBA rotors, and QFM (Qld Friction Materials) pads (to try, and report back on how they perform), reason being is the Bendix pads are tapered at the leading and trailing edges to stop squeel, but that means you have less pad area on the rotor, so the pads are working harder, the QFM ones dont, so there is more pad on the rotor, giving better brake performance (in theory), all up with the total cost was $250

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

Hey mate, pads are are rotors are cheap, new brakes all good!
What brand pads did you have in?

I had Bendix 4wd (with the "Stealth" technology in), but they wear out too quick due to the tapering of the leading and trailing edges.

[Auss15 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Auss15]

QFM pads are very good bang for buck. They are better then Bendix. Iv'e got a few mates who are using them on their performance cars and are very happy with brake feel including no fade when hot.

[Amps Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Amps]

Ferodo 4wd pads also eliminated the leading edge taper and are good bang for buck at $70 from Burt Bros (Sydney) for the fronts. I will be trying the QFM pads next time around if time permits (ie: I remember to replace them in time)

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

Crooza, you probably going to hate me saying this. You need to check your Pads and rotors regularly. It's off with the wheels every couple of months under normal conditions and clean out the area with brake cleaner and water. By doing this, it will actually extend the life of the pads and the rotors. No build up of pad dust. The brake fluid should be changed out every 12 months at least.
Wait a minute, I haven't checked mine for a while, I better add it to the list.
Yes, it's easy to overlook, that's why a written schedule is so good. Wait a minute, I haven't got one of those either, hmmm.....
The hippocrite Roo.

Hahaha Mr Hippocrite,...... no it was that the pad lining came off of the pad itself, they were only 50% worn. due to that happening, ithas badly scored the rotor, and when I say badly, I mean 1/2 way through the rotor by the time I got home from work to check it,remembering that it happened on the way home from work....
I have found that these new pads (QFM) are a very nice pad, they give a very nice feel from the start (before they have bedded in), but now that they have bedded in, they are awesome, the Prado has never stopped so well.

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

TRW is another good brand too, Croozza.The old Lucas pads, 1323s. QFM make taxis brake pads pacific to the taxis industry, and they last thirty percent longer than anything else. Australian company and Australian made too. Where did you get your QFMs from Croozza? I can still buy these from Yellow Cabs at Woolloongabba. How much did you pay for the pads?
The Roo.

I got them through my mate who got them through Slacks Creek Brake and Clutch, and they cost $60 a set