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Had some new pads and discs put in my car recently. First journey of any note and there was a fairly strong smell coming off them and the area seemed a bit warmer than normal. Not hot, just warm.
They work fine, in fact they’re noticeably better than they were before the change.
Is this normal for new pads and discs? Or shall I take it back to the garage.
It takes a good few trips to properly bed the pads and discs in, until then there will be small hotspots as they conform to each other. As long as one isn't hotter than the other across an axle then it will sort itself out with use. It's why it's always recommended you take it easy for the first 100 miles or so.
Knackered caliper piston. Caliper/piston rubber boot has failed and piston has rusted. When the garage has pushed the pistons back to fit the new pads the piston has dragged all the rust inside the caliper bore and jammed. It's not retracting and dragging. Had this on my Volvo.
Also could be pad carrier or stainless steel pad carriers haven't been cleaned so pads sticking and not retracting.
Also caliper pins/sliders could be sticking.
Is it one wheel or both/all?
How old is the car?
Did you take it to ****ing kwikfit ****s?
Is it one wheel or both/all? Both fronts
How old is the car? 4 years old, low mileage.
Did you take it to * kwikfit *? Heck no.
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Normal brake use shouldn't stress new pads and discs
Rear discs on my new (at the time) Kia dragged every year due to slidy-bits not sliding
Both fronts
Both fronts changed or both fronts smelling?
4 years old, low mileage.
And it needed new discs?
@cougar.
Both fronts changed.
The discs needed doing as the pads had delaminated and scored the discs.
35k miles. So thinking about it, not that low mileage.
Fair.
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