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It is simply impossible (anecdotal I've-seen-it-before evidence not withstanding) for a 1/8" thick brake pad to wear away over a 1/2" of brake rotor material.
Also, the erosion of the rotor is extremely uniform, no deeper gouges from the rivets in the pads or any other kind of uneven wear. And the real clincher is the fact that the inside edge of the rotor has been turned as well, an area that the pad does not contact. Not to say that cars have not had similar things inflicted on them, just that this is not what it is implied to be.
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Did you look at the link you posted? Notice again in the original picture how evenly the rotor is worn, in contrast to the picture in your link. I did not imply that this kind of thing cannot happen, in fact I believe my point was exactly the opposite. Just that the picture seems to be a set up.
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I like when the disc breaks off the hat.
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hmmm brake rotor"cast iron", brake pad "hardened steel"
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Yes, MOTO, they are.
Maybe the rivets are "hardened steel" too....
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Who ever first mentioned them is just showing that they have very little knowledge of brake pads, probably only ever seen them on pictures on the internet.
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I had a co-worker park beside me one time in an early 2000's front wheel drive Pontiac four door. It was noisy from the front. We pulled his wheel off and the front rotor looked just about like that. The solid disc was gone on one side. His stopping distances had increased a pretty good bit but I'm not too sure he noticed.
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There was a thread years ago in the ML forum about the same thing:
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My guess is the rotor gets punished abuse with no pad replacement ,the rotor gets scared ,once they finally do get replaced they have the rotors turned ,repeat.It was probably at that last bit of metal material left before the fins that the person turning these rotors refused and they just let them ride from then on out.A rotor isnt that expensive .
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So it is possible. I didn't think a car could be drivable like that. I guess the funny grinding noise becomes normal after a while.
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