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Hello, all - A little background first: About a year ago, I installed new Zimmerman rotors all around with EBC Green front pads and PBR Metalmaster rear pads. The car is a '96 900S 5-speed, used for normal street driving. The rotors began to "warp" after about 5000 miles, at which point I had them turned. Problem solved, but now the rotors are "warping" again, and I am replacing everything again. I put the term "warp" in quotes, because that might not be technically correct. FYI, I use a torque wrench on my wheels and I did ensure that the mating surfaces were clean prior to installation.
I got on a conference call with Todd from eEuroparts and Joseph Setto from EBC. Joseph informed Todd and I that EBC recommends checking ALL rotors, while they are ON THE CAR, for lateral runout prior to installing EBC pads. Their explanation for this is that the pads can sometimes touch the rotors at some point along the surface, which wears down that point, resulting in a low spot which feels like warpage when the brakes are applied. Joseph admitted that some of the vendors might not be aware of this and that there is a need for better communication between EBC and their vendors about this issue. Todd basically said that due to these issues, eEuroparts does not carry EBC pads.
So EBC's position is that even if you are using new rotors, they should be checked for runout and turned if necessary, something that the average shadetree mechanic, such as myself, may or may not be able to do. I mention this because I am certain that many folks just pull their new rotors out of the box and put them on the car. That proabbaly works most of the time, anyway.
For the record, the best I could get from EBC was an offer of 10% off new pads and rotors (big deal). eEuroparts would not warrant anything because I did not buy the pads from them. I want to replace the rotors, because they have already been turned twice, and that means new pads as well. So I am out the cost of new pads and rotors, plus the cost of having them turned a few months ago.
I know a lot of this has been covered before, but I wanted to share my experiences with everyone, and inform them about EBC's (and eEuroparts')response.
Thanks
Rick
'96 900S, 106K
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