Got brakes?
05-12-2007, 08:57 PM
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Got brakes? Well today at work somebody came in and wanted us to install their own supplied pads and rotors, no problem or so I thought. My mechanic pulls the car into the bay but before he did he told me he saw a leak by the wheel. The kid told me he attempted to do the brakes on his car but couldn't get the wheel off. Well when we pop the wheels off this is what we found....
I can't believe this kid drove around like that I was bewildered and was speechless for about an hour. The caliper exploded and the rotor on the passenger rear was completly gone! Then he called me up and I gave him an estimate for calipers and rotors, while I was explaining him the situation as calm as I could the whole shop started laughing at me it was so hard to keep a straight face and explain to this kid what happend. He could not afford to do the repairs, he actually wanted to drive the car home in that condition. I told him that it would not be safe to do that and I advised him to get it towed home. Some people should not be allowed to drive.
This is what the brakes should look like:
I can't believe this kid drove around like that I was bewildered and was speechless for about an hour. The caliper exploded and the rotor on the passenger rear was completly gone! Then he called me up and I gave him an estimate for calipers and rotors, while I was explaining him the situation as calm as I could the whole shop started laughing at me it was so hard to keep a straight face and explain to this kid what happend. He could not afford to do the repairs, he actually wanted to drive the car home in that condition. I told him that it would not be safe to do that and I advised him to get it towed home. Some people should not be allowed to drive.This is what the brakes should look like:
05-13-2007, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by massls1guy
Where did the 'business' part of the rotor go? Did it explode and break off in pieces? Also what kind of car is that?
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05-13-2007, 09:18 AM
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best ive seen was the rotors worn down completely to the fins. ive never seen the entire rotor just dissappear...lol.
"it just started makin noise yesterday" <-----i hear that atleast twice a day...
"it just started makin noise yesterday" <-----i hear that atleast twice a day...
05-16-2007, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
I've seen things like that, in that case the shop could not let the car leave until fixed for now obvious safety concerns.
05-16-2007, 07:51 PM
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I have a Acura sitting at work with the same damage. Only in his case the rotor sheered off at the hub and doesnt spin brake feel fine. Kinda weird to see this posted too. I couldnt get home to get my camera....
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