*This might sound dramatic, but if you use solids, the pistons will eventually pass the seals as the pads wear, resulting in catastrophic fluid loss... The result of which will be soiled pants at best and total carnage and fatalities at worst.
That word catastrophic? We never use that word in aerospace. Compromised performance of a DUAL system never results in Death.
anyways up.
I made this mistake. I looked through the wheel of my Mv6 and saw solid discs. So that's what I bought.
For reasons of time and working away from home, I gave the job to a mobile mechanic who came highly recommended. He never spotted the gap wasn't right. I'm not convinced totally but I think I'd have noticed, if I'd done the job myself.
Anyway, roll on a few 1000 miles, and I was heading from Derby to Liverpool, the scenic route one summer Thursday evening. Via Buxton and the Cat and Fiddle.
I noticed that going through the Derbyshire dales the brakes seemed a bit squeeky, and spongy, but luckily I needed fuel, and where better to stop than before going over "The Pass" to Mac
Stopped at the petrol pump and there's smoke everywhere. The petrol lady was not phased and suggested If I saw flames, then maybe I might use the fire apparatus.
The smoke was from the heat generated by the pad that was now trapped and rubbing on the disc and the fluid that was sprayed all around. Lucky the piston on the other side was some way away from coming out or that would have been somewhat worse.
What fun. The RAC man suggested that I could have clamped the hose and driven home fine. I'm hoping he was joking. 2 hours later a transporter arrived. 2 hours after that I was home.
BTW I struggled to get the right length pins.....The part number often results in the short version being delivered - twice.
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