Glad i had a look

[Steve]

Passed mot last month brakes all good etc, but glad i had a look at the pads while i had the wheels off. 11 years old and 50k miles

 

[injebreck99]

The pads looks as if they have been overheated to me!

 

[hilldweller]

We did better in 20K miles, you need to visit Switzerland.

 

[Moodybrook]

Och, another bloomin job, Thanks !

 

[PeteH]

They do look as if they have been on the barbie! I had disk(s) fail once!! good job I was only going very slow at the time!!! they had corroded the Stiffeners between the Plates and Collapsed!. 2 months after MOT. when they passed with "Flying Colours" Replaced all 4
That melted some plastic!!!!
Pete

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[Ranger]

Not seen them split like that but have seen them part company with the hub.

 

[Baldeagle7470]

Had the same,however mine were far worse than that,not long after MOT and brakes worked fine.I was shocked but garage said they see plenty of this on motorhomes that spend a long time standing and said the rust gets behind the pads causing separation,
Scary stuff though,imagine Switzerland downhill!!

 

[Moodybrook]

Scary stuff though,imagine Switzerland downhill!!

Ok Ok I am gonna check mine, soonest. You don't half ladle it on !!!

 

[Baldeagle7470]

Haha,didn't mean to!
In all seriousness I wish I had taken a picture,as a young'en I did a mechanics apprenticeship so been doing own maintenance for years.
The van wheel bearings needed changing and being unwell at the time let a local garage do it.
When he showed me the broken padsI could not believe that the brakes would even work at all,lesson learn't for me.

 

[hilldweller]

A Switzerland pad.

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