PLEASE HELP - Wrong size discs on car!

[Marco34]

Hi - anyone please help me out here!



I've had ongoing brake issue for ages! Heat in the right front disc and caliper. I fitted EBC discs and pads as an upgrade and since then the problems have arrisen I had them checked at a brake specialist and there was some runout. Had a new right front caliper as it was sticking slightly. Still it gets hot after replacement.

To sum up, I've now had new calipers on the front and new discs fitted as the old discs had more runout than previous thought! (I'm sending these back to EBC). Anyway, the new discs fitted seem too small. The EBC pad is bigger than the face of the disc and it's not as thick! Please see pics attached!

Haynes say 25mm to a min of 23mm for discs, these new ones show 20mm as per pic. I've taken a picture of the EBC one held against the new disc and they don't look the same diameter either, plus there are many more holes! The EBC were exactly like OEM and the guy says he ordered OEM for my car and has fitted loads to Audi. Have the suppliers made a mistake? Surely pad should not overhang disc face????

Surely these can't be right. Any advise please as I'm desperate now and the heat is still there in the dics after all this expense

Many Thanks
Marko

[Bugbear]

They are the definately wrong. Time to talk to the supplier. The pad surface width should match the disc surface width (or slightly less) never overlapping.
Show them your photos.
Good luck.
Gary.

[Marco34]

They are the definately wrong. Time to talk to the supplier. The pad surface width should match the disc surface width (or slightly less) never overlapping.
Show them your photos.
Good luck.
Gary.

My thoughts too, thanks for the reply Gary. You start to begin doubting yourself when 'specialists' fit them.

Cheers