Why are the brake pads on my car Warped?
Of course, no technician can be blamed for the way some customers use the brakes on their vehicles, but in many cases, the uneven transfer of friction material from brake pads to brake rotors is the direct result of how we install brake rotors, which brings us to-
What should you do if your car’s rotors are warped?
Brake noise is another sign your rotors may be warped. This is because the rotors will be contacting your brake pads unevenly. The noise can sound like a thumping or a pitched hum. If you suspect you have warped rotors or your brakes are failing, it is important that you avoid driving your vehicle and contact a mechanic right away.
What does a warped brake rotor sound like?
Brake noise is another sign your rotors may be warped. This is because the rotors will be contacting your brake pads unevenly. The noise can sound like a thumping or a pitched hum.
How is a brake pad applied to a rotor?
A normal braking event requires a brake pad to be applied squarely against the rotor. Each time this happens, a tiny layer of friction is removed from the pad and is deposited on the face of the rotor.
What happens to brake pads with Warped rotors?
Warped rotors tend to rub on one brake pad more than the other, so even though your pads are relatively new, they might have uneven wear. I’d say to do a visual inspection of the pads and see if one is more worn than they other. Uneven tire wear is usually a result of poor alignment and not from warped rotors, so you might want to check that too.
Why does the brake pad not wear down?
The reason that brakes don’t normally wear down very much revolves around a fairly straightforward concept. Since the metal of the rotor is harder than the brake pad applying friction to it, the pad wears down while the rotor remains largely unaffected.
Do you need to replace your brake pads?
Pads are cheap…replace them. Warped rotors tend to rub on one brake pad more than the other, so even though your pads are relatively new, they might have uneven wear. I’d say to do a visual inspection of the pads and see if one is more worn than they other.
Can a warped rotor cause uneven tire wear?
Uneven tire wear is usually a result of poor alignment and not from warped rotors, so you might want to check that too. Also, a rotor should never warp in only 6,000 miles. Unless you are driving really really hard and using your brakes a lot the warping may actually be caused by over-tightening of the lug nuts.