Pulsing front brakes

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Fri May 21, 2004 7:38 am

When the front brakes started pulsing today, i though yet another warpped disc, only replaced the last one this time last year.. However, it only pulses at heavy braking... Could this be the brakes grabbing??? Using standard BMW discs and EBC organic pads... Had the bike standing for over a month whilst it was being repaired, but there is no evidence of major rusting....
Also.. does anyone out there not use loctite on the disc mounting bolts, it seems a little excessive... I know it is needed on the pivot bearings else they shake loose but disc bolts???

Jason M · Post by **Jason M** » Fri May 21, 2004 8:53 am

I put some PFM cast iron disks on to replace my warped SS originals - they were ok for a while then I got the pulsing back at high speed - asked Motorworks for their most abrasive pads and now (after a short period of use) the pulsing is going off - don't know why, maye uneven wear of the disks or sommit

Jason

RiceBurner · Post by **RiceBurner** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:05 am

As Jason said - it's probably uneven wear and with some more abrasive pads (Get EBC HH) it may fade.

ipollen · Post by **ipollen** » Fri May 21, 2004 11:22 am

Mine has standard disks and standard pads and started to pulse at 6000 miles, they carried on pulsing until about 18,000 miles and now at 21,000 are pulse free.... go figure?

I mainly do motorway miles and am very easy on the brakes so I find it hard to believe I warped them.

Skint · Post by **Skint** » Fri May 21, 2004 12:06 pm

Right HH pads it is, just before the MOT me thinks, anyone out there beat about 30 quid for both sets???