What damage am I looking at?

Gaygle;30492034 said:
Not necessarily.

Leaving this amount of pad deposits on a disc face, including where the OP came to a stop with the brake still bound, will have created and uneven surface. As time goes by the pad deposits will harden and give the disc different friction levels as the pad sweeps over it. This will express itself as judder and quite often will only show itself when the disc gets hot, for example, after several moderate stops. Also, you wouldn't know if the pads had cracked without taking them out.

There's no way a steel brake disc gets red hot, and even the wheel gets so hot that you can't even touch it, and I doesn't destroy the disc and pads at a minimum.
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I might pull the wheel tomorrow and have a look, but it is so freaking cold right now not up so much for working on the car.

The caliper obviously had a fault to cause this and now its got so hot it would not of fixed it so it will only happen again, maybe next time I won't know until I am a fireball.

See what Ford have to say otherwise I guess at bear minimum I need too:-
- Change caliper (£75.00)
- Change that disc (£100)
- New set of rear pads (£50)
- Brake fluid change (£50)
- Inspect wheel bearing if possible


Luckily my mate next week is switching out all his brakes to the full on GT 350 setup, so I can buy his caliper, disc, pads etc.
 
Berger;30492094 said:
Just have Ford fix it under warranty is surely the only sensible option?
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Of course this I shall try, but might get the response nothing is wrong with it or you changed the wheels and they try to cop out of the repair.

Though the brakes did grab a few weeks ago, but it was so minor and went away so I thought nothing off it, but obviously it was the caliper mildly sticking and it was on original wheels then.
 
Have seen over heating like that a few times thanks to sized calipers, those cars have the tendency to come back in for a wheel bearing a few weeks later.
 
Ok I contacted the dealer close to my home, which is a smaller dealer called Burns Congleton and not a Ford Premier Store or whatever they go.

I asked if they are allowed to do warranty work and servicing on Mustang, good news is they replied tonight and said yes and told me to bring it in the morning. :)
 
Gibbo;30492329 said:
Ok I contacted the dealer close to my home, which is a smaller dealer called Burns Congleton and not a Ford Premier Store or whatever they go.

I asked if they are allowed to do warranty work and servicing on Mustang, good news is they replied tonight and said yes and told me to bring it in the morning. :)
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The **** kind of garage is open at 10pm at night :D Are you sure its not a chop shop.. you'll take it in and never see it again :D :D?
 
kindai;30492336 said:
The **** kind of garage is open at 10pm at night :D Are you sure its not a chop shop.. you'll take it in and never see it again :D :D?
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Ford dealership, my Dad bought the Focus from them like 7 years ago, not dodgy just a smaller Ford dealer.
 
Was funny as the guy on live chat said that G18 WTF plate, did you have a yellow 911 before, haha. Was like yes and he is like ah sweet seen you in the 911 before and come to think of it have seen you in the Mustang too.

Small world. :D
 
kindai;30492352 said:
Ha thats cool :)
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Shame I did not know these guys could do warranty and service work on Mustang, only five minutes from my house and its a Ford dealership people rave about for service as its a small family run business since 1912 that specialises in repair.

Guess when I re-order these guys might get the order.
 
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Gibbo;30492372 said:
Shame I did not know these guys could do warranty and service work on Mustang, only five minutes from my house and its a Ford dealership people rave about for service as its a small family run business since 1912 that specialises in repair.

Guess when I re-order these guys might get the order.
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Got any details on the dealer? Mrs is after a new fiesta and we're not far from Congleton.:)
 
shadow_boxer;30492446 said:
Got any details on the dealer? Mrs is after a new fiesta and we're not far from Congleton.:)
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Just look for the plume of smoke in the morning. :eek: :D :p
 
Gibbo;30492372 said:
Shame I did not know these guys could do warranty and service work on Mustang, only five minutes from my house and its a Ford dealership people rave about for service as its a small family run business since 1912 that specialises in repair.

Guess when I re-order these guys might get the order.
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We had a similar Ford dealership in the village i grew up. Always had Escort Cosworths, MK1 Focus RS's etc when new outside. Presumed to be the owners.
 
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