dude, you skim your brake disc, and replace your brake pads if necessary.... never heard anybody do skimming on pads before...nitrus said:may i ask a question ...
right now my disc have those lines .. like calar lidet , they call it "grooves" ? coz i din skim last time when i changed my brake pads ..
so if i go skim the brake disc now ... does it mean i have to skim the brake pads too?
if not after i skim the brake disc, the brake pads still wont be even right?
any advise?
ohhh ok ok, whoops.. :cyclops: hmm.. if this's the case then have to wait until the next brake pads change first ... wow, dunno how long more..AXXeLL said:dude, you skim your brake disc, and replace your brake pads if necessary.... never heard anybody do skimming on pads before...
It is a brand new brakepad, before they install the pad, they will smoothen the surface abit.nitrus said:satria_95,
u mean u went to skim ur disc after it had the grooves/lines , and used back ur same brake pads after ur mech gave it a good clean scrub ..?
i c i c .. hmm, maybe my next brake pads change only i do it la .. hehehh.. coz think will waste my current brake pads if i skim n change them now, the brake pads are still not too old, not too new ...simplythebest said:It is a brand new brakepad, before they install the pad, they will smoothen the surface abit.
what do u mean makes big differences, as in the braking performance? better bite than with grooves?Mr. Slow said:My best advice, skim the disc and buy new brake pads. Makes BIG difference.
bro .. my disc is not slotted yet...satria_95 said:dmi3,
Since you mentioned that your disc is slotted (means it has deep lines on it), I think you ought to be careful when skimming it. Maybe there is a special machine to skim slotted discs. I'm not sure but that's what I roughly think. Why I think so is because the last time I skim my disc, they use something like a machine. This machine has a small sharp thing that does the skimming. If your disc is slotted, my concern is that the small sharp thing may get "caught" in the slot and spoil the slot. Know what I mean?
Easier to maintain lor, disc wont get damaged easily. If you just skim the disc but used the old pads chances are your disc will be just like before you skimmed it in 2 days time. Thats what most guys told me. So when I change my pads I always look at my disc too see if the surface were smooth or not. Easiest way to do this (when it's hot) is to run your car keys on the surface.nitrus said:what do u mean makes big differences, as in the braking performance? better bite than with grooves?