Recently I installed new pads and rotors. For about 6oo miles things were breaking in ok. The fronts looked perfect; the pattern on the rotors was nice and even. The rears were not as consistent as the front. After reading some posts in a few different forums I figured I needed to let the pads continue to break in.
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Fast forward 200 miles and I notice a little groove developing on the driver’s rear rotor. It’s not real deep but you can definitely feel it with your finger.
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I figure now I need to check the face of the pad so I remove the wheel and take the caliper off to check the pad. Sure enough the pad has a something protruding from the face. The picture below shows a shinny line toward the bottom of the pad face. That line also lines up with the groove on the rotor.
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So in efforts to keep from trashing my new rotor I need to figure out how I’m going to fix the pad. I came across a few posts talking about sanding pads to remove glaze from the pad face. I think to myself I could try to remove the protrusion from my pad face. I’ve have plenty of flat blocks I could us to keep things flat while I try to remove the irregular item.
My thinking was I’ll take a file and nock the high spot down quickly and clean things up with some block sanding to finish the pad face. Before I begin the repair I wanted to know if anyone has had the same problem and what was done to fix the issue. Is my idea doable or am I going to cause more harm than good. Does anyone have any ideas why the rear pads don't seem to be making consistent contact across the rotor?
