Cheap mites break pads
Cheap mites break pads
Fitted these pads £80.00 for front n back, however, when breaking, immediately at the point of stoping dead, the pads seem to create a shudder on the disc, it's very slight, but slightly annoying.,! Anyone having a similar problem,& can it be cured???? Cheers
RE: Cheap mites break pads
Miltek pads,,,, sorry spelling mistake!!!
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Don't you mean mintex?
Steve
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RS6 gone, R32 gone, M3 gone, Porsche Cayenne Turbo gone, Boring A6 saloon gone, Boring A6 Avant going in 5 weeks
. Maybe RS5 or S5 Hatchback to come...RE: Cheap mites break pads
haha was going to say,Miltek don't make brakes.Definately Mintex which for the record are actually quite good although i prefer Pagid
2003 RS6 Avant (NOW SOLD)
RE: Cheap mites break pads
I haven't fitted mine, but a friend has on his S6. Same problem. Resolved by carving a slight chamfer on the leading edge of the friction material.
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///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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Do you have any pics of this? How much or a chamfer are we talking about here? I have Mintex pads on at the mo and get the same little graunch at the end of braking. It's no big deal, but as I'm about to fit new pads I might as well have a go at solving the judder while I'm at it. What did you use to chamfer the pad - I'm guessing a file would do the trick?Shoppinit wrote:I haven't fitted mine, but a friend has on his S6. Same problem. Resolved by carving a slight chamfer on the leading edge of the friction material.
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Don't have any pics. I'll ask the question. But a small chamfer of about 1mm should be enough to tell you if it's going to work or not. I'll do it on mine before putting them in.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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Surely if you only chamfer 1mm then after 1mm wear it will be gone again - you need to chamfer the full working depth of the pad unless you are going to repeat the process on a regular basis???
Or you could buy OEM pads I guess!!
Or you could buy OEM pads I guess!!
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The reason I bought the mintex pads is because the OEM contain a time bomb that destroys your disks (the infamous metal pins half way through).
And the 1mm was to test whether the chamfer would be effect before hacking half of them away, hence the
And the 1mm was to test whether the chamfer would be effect before hacking half of them away, hence the
enough to tell you if it's going to work or not.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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my pads havent arrived yet. Am i right in thinking all the front 8 pads are the same, so i'll just have to file one side on 4 pads and the other end of the pads on the other 4?
hope ther above makes sense
hope ther above makes sense
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That's what I am going to do.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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Is it caused because of the pad material? Or the shape??
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on this subject guys....bigjocky wrote:Is it caused because of the pad material? Or the shape??
does the rs6 warn when the brakes pads are low?
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Yes, but not before the damage is done.
Daytona RS6 C5 Avant. Viper'd, Billies, Waggers, MTM box brain, C6 stoppers, xcarlink, R8 coolant cap (woohoo)
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
///M3 E46 | XC90 (V8, natch) | Passat GTE | RR Classic V8 flapper
"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair."
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That's what the mischeivous pins are for. The key to remember is that as soon as they come on, you need to get the pads changed - if not, then you will start to score the disc. If you keep driving it then gets worse.does the rs6 warn when the brakes pads are low?
Of course, the scoring does mean that you actually get slightly more wear from the next set of pads as they don't wear so much where the pins are!
No pins = no warning!
Dave
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