After the brakes fell apart at Sandown I pulled off the wheels to take a closer look....
Before that tallied up approximately how many days and laps the days had done...
| Track/Event | Days | ~Laps |
|---|---|---|
| Winton (Long Track) | 4 | 110 |
| METEC Skidpan/Street Course | 1 | ? |
| Philip Island | 1 | 23 |
| Sandown | 1 | 28 - Failed |
| Total | 7 | 161 |
So in just under 2-years of installing them, 7 events and about 160 laps later they fell apart. I won't complain....
... But I did complain to Project MU anyway, and they've kindly offered a discount on my next purchase of pads, but trying to get them to come through with the goods on that has been a bit on the slow side right now. Story for another day!
Rotors are nicely scored from the damaged pads
Pretty sure the pad material isn't supposed to stick out like that...
Definitely shouldn't look like this. But I have been told if the pad material is the width of the backing plate, they should be replaced as they can't displace enough heat anymore. Lesson learnt.
Old pad vs Near new pad
The other side is more of the same
I wonder if they all failed at once?
2 pizzas please!
Got them machined at the local brake guy for $30 a corner. A little steep, considering a new pair of RDA rotors are ~$150. But these are DBA and figured worth saving.
Going to another set of PMU HC800 despite happened to the last set. They did last x number of events and got these cheap.
Squeal indicator. It didn't even come close before failing!
All fitted back as good as new.
