Front Disc uneven wear

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westie
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Front Disc uneven wear

Post by westie » Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:34 pm

About 1/4 of my front discs appear not to be being used.
It is the 1/4 nearest the hub, which is covered by the disc pad but appears to not be in contact with the pad.
The car is a 2013 S4 with approx 8900 miles on the clock, is this normal or are both front discs bent, there is no vibration on braking.

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Re: Front Disc uneven wear

Post by westie » Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:44 pm

Took the car into Audi today to let them investigate, seems strange as these are 4 pot callipers, perhaps they are not floating correctly

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Re: Front Disc uneven wear

Post by S4WON » Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:04 pm

Interesting, looks ok my side (2011). Let us know what you find out

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Re: Front Disc uneven wear

Post by Human Joist » Wed Aug 06, 2014 6:43 pm

That's not right dude. On an older car I would suggest removing and greasing sliders etc and checking piston. But as yours is new a return is the better idea.

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Re: Front Disc uneven wear

Post by westie » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:23 pm

Got the car back from Audi, with new discs and pads, on speaking to the senior Tech, they could find nothing wrong, so they changed them as a precaution. Sounds like a load of cods to me. I suggested that perhaps the callipers weren't ,free floating but he said that they were. Very strange.
PS:- how long do pads lasting these any ideas?

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Re: Front Disc uneven wear

Post by SuprSi » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:32 pm

Depends on how you drive but they should wear evenly regardless of how fast they wear out.

I guess now they've changed the discs and pads it's just a case of keeping an eye on it.
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