How often are you replacing REAR Discs?

[lellaS4]

I have just had to replace a set of rear discs in 24k miles, is this normal???. How many miles do you guys get from a set of rear discs???

[PhilT]

Got about 80,000 miles from my rear discs.

[K2]

Depends on how you drive , and what knid of use you put the car through.... road or track.
Mine are still going strong at 60K. You should be able to get data on the min thickness of the disc from your or local dealer.

[kcsun]

Half worn at 55k (has your wife been forgetting the handbrake again?)

kc

[PhilT]

I have been known to attend a couple of track events!!!!

[bakerdcb]

Mine were replaced at 30k just before I bought it. They obviously hadn't done the miles but infrequent use is often just as damaging as they were badly glazed, piited and uneven in places even though the pads were quite good. Car had been back to Audi with complaints about squeeking brakes and the then owner had been told to try driving it properly to keep the discs in good nic

Strangely, I've had no such problems discs are shiney and clean and regularly run to a decent temperature

[simple1]

I got 65k out of mine, they were not to bad at that point, but then the car sat around and was not really driven for six months........ they became very badly rusted and ate most of the pads before they started to clean up. It seems that if you use the car on regular basis you wont have problems, leaving them sitting after being washed is not a good idea....

[K2]

I've had no such problems discs are shiney and clean and regularly run to a decent temperature [/quote]

I can second that,.... regularly getting them nice and hot on a run, and taking the car for a good blast after washing will keep your rear discs nice and clean...
particularly good practice at present. with all the crap weather we have been having.

[Golich]

Using them regularly and aggressively from time to time keeps them in check much better then leaving them. I think I had to change mine at about 45K but it was because they had become rusty and glazed I guess I could have had them machined but I don't know of any local service.

Brooner has suffered the same with his rear disks as his car can sit for a 2-3 weeks at a time (always in a garage) but he has still seen quite a build up on them.

[Brooner]

Yeh my rears are needing replaced with only 38k on them but as golich says the sitting around a few weeks at time might be a factor getting new B7 RS4 brakes fitted allround soon will post some pic's when finished and any problems encounterd

[harry]

Whered ya order those bad boys from brooner?

[Brooner]

got the RS6 front calipers from Cliveharper and all the rest from vagparts all in about £2400 or there abouts all in going to get jim at starperformance to fit them hopfully next week

[harry]

Sweet would love to see them in the flesh.

You me n golich should get together sometime or suhin start representing the Aberdeen massiv, ya get me.

[Brooner]

Eh! fit ganging on aboot mannie ats a queer lingo for a toonser but aye we'll sort a swatch oot when i get the stoppers slappet on

[harry]

Aye, I may bide here ken but ne'er said onyhin aboot bein an aiberdeen loon an 'at.