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Originally Posted by grubby mits
Well.......
I have used Pagid on all my Volvos for years and never had a problem with them. On the occasions I have had brake judder it has been due to poor maintenance/fitting or lack of use such as no lube on the sliding pins, rust on the disc surfaces, seized or sticky caliper pistons etc. I just hesitate when folk say "warped discs" - sometimes its true but more often that not its just the glib and easy response.
Before you shell out on another set of brakes check the disc run out with a dial gauge and compare it with the specs. There are plenty of stories of guys who have changed the discs twice and not solved the problem.
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Lack of use maybe, certainly not due to poor fitting or no lubrication. I know how to fit brakes.... I’ve just never had any that cause a juddering steering.
I’ll try the driving with the brakes engaged trick (stopping to let them cool of course) to see if that helps. Although, being honest, I don’t think it will.
Testing the existing before buying makes sense though, I agree. I haven’t used a dial gauge before (never needed to) & I don’t particularly want to buy one because it’ll just be thrown in a draw & left unused (a single use tool basically... its not like there’s a queue of cars with potential warped discs at my house).
Is there anything else that can be used as an alternative to test my existing discs? (something that I may have in my garage already)...
