Help please - Shudder when breaking

[Oneofthegreats]

Be careful if your going down the machining road, especially on all German car's with soft disc's.

They will machine up ok & will last for alittle while, but where it was warped, they tend to also get hotspot's right through the material, which leads to the shudder coming back over time

If you just machine or replace the disc's, the pad's also develop hot spot's them & the result will be the same over time

My advice. Replace the pad's & disc's.

[FknDubbin]

Be careful if your going down the machining road, especially on all German car's with soft disc's.

They will machine up ok & will last for alittle while, but where it was warped, they tend to also get hotspot's right through the material, which leads to the shudder coming back over time

If you just machine or replace the disc's, the pad's also develop hot spot's them & the result will be the same over time

My advice. Replace the pad's & disc's.

He speaks the truth. When i was working at VW we never machined discs and as far as i can remember, VW actually specifies no machining of discs.

[Bug_racer]

He speaks the truth. When i was working at VW we never machined discs and as far as i can remember, VW actually specifies no machining of discs.

And Ive seen why , $4k + worth of damage ! and they were lucky

[maca]

My 01golf gti has started to shudder really badly when the breaks are applied. You can feel it coming through both the pedal and the steering wheel. At its worst when you have been breaking and hit about 60-70 klm Any help would be very greatly appreciated. Cheers

I've started to have this problem as well.. Just after I got new brakes!


Have to take them back.. It's gotten better at lower speeds but it's really bad at higher speeds (70km/h +)

[D3bb4]

I've started to have this problem as well.. Just after I got new brakes!


Have to take them back.. It's gotten better at lower speeds but it's really bad at high speeds.

Definately rotors then. I priced them from supercheap today, and it seems a bit steep to me! (and i'm not even sure what model rotors are for mk4 2L... there's a different listing for american 2L Vs. mk4 from 98-01... confusing much?

Either way, standard DBA rotors are about the $90 mark each, give or take $5; slotted are a joke at about $210 each, or x-drilled for $250! Prices for slotted or drilled seem a bit bloody steep to me!

[maca]

Well mine are OEM..

Can't wait until the problem is fixed though, it'll be like a new car then.

[BoraV64Msilver]

got my discs and pads done:
Durid rear brake pads - $86.70
Zimmerman rear disc rotor - $121.00

$415.40 all up!

drives well.

[gavs]

A little off topic here, but can the R32 rotors etc be fitted to a standard Golf, or is it not worth the hassles?

[h100vw]

I don't think the extra braking would be worth the expense. You would be into a set of 16 inch wheels, if not 17s just to go over the discs. You'd have the cost of the discs, pads, brackets and possibly the calipers too.

I reckon the std 288mm brakes are adequate for the car in std form.

Gavin

[dubbed]

I'm pretty sure the Audi TT brake rotors will fit without significant changes.