Skimming Disc Brakes..

[paohyean]

Dear sifus here,

Need some advices from the petrolheads on skimming the brakes..
My Persona has only got about 50k km on the clock..
During 40k, I changed the brake pads because I noticed that my brakes weren't biting enough..
Recently, I noticed lines and grooves on all 4 disc brakes in my car..

My question is..
Is it worth skimming all 4 discs??
And if so any good recommendation in doing it??

Thanks a lot in advance..
;)

 

[6UE5t]

Is it already vibrating when braking, especially from higher speeds? If not then can just leave it for now, but if it's already vibrating then can skim a bit.

 

[paohyean]

So far it's not vibrating when braking..
But I do need to step on it quite hard..

 

[vr2turbo]

So far it's not vibrating when braking..
But I do need to step on it quite hard..

If not vibrating no need to skim. You want better bite change the brake pads....

 

[cikonut]

normally how much it costs to skim the disc?

 

[vr2turbo]

normally how much it costs to skim the disc?

I think around RM40 to 50 per pair......

 

[paohyean]

The weird thing is the brake pads are only 10k old..
And I did notice a lot of grooves and lines on the disc..
Hence the pondering on whether should I skim the discs..

 

[vr2turbo]

The weird thing is the brake pads are only 10k old..
And I did notice a lot of grooves and lines on the disc..
Hence the pondering on whether should I skim the discs..

Probably the pads are harder......

 

[paohyean]

Probably the pads are harder......

Well the pads do seem to be harder..
As compared to the original pads which gave out dust like nobody's business..
These pads doesn't seem to give out any brake dust at all..

 

[vr2turbo]

Well the pads do seem to be harder..
As compared to the original pads which gave out dust like nobody's business..
These pads doesn't seem to give out any brake dust at all..

That is where the pros and cons comes......

 

[Blingmo]

The weird thing is the brake pads are only 10k old..
And I did notice a lot of grooves and lines on the disc..
Hence the pondering on whether should I skim the discs..

Well i think if the discs have grooves and lines and if the brakes are still doing perfectly even after 10k then you should be considering to be changing them after a while i mean i changed my rides discs because they were not good at braking and last time it did slipped so i did changed........

 

[6UE5t]

Some other things you can do is bleed the brakes again, clean the pads & calipers & readjust the gaps, adjust the handbrake to make it tighter. All these normally may help to make your pedal feel tighter and more sensitive in braking.