Craigmackem 1 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Hello every1. Thought I would bring something to every1s attention. Tonight i was driving my vr6 home from work. Came off the A19 at 70mph of course. Entered the next housing estate to where i live at 30mph. Tapped the brakes to slow down for the oncoming chicane, and pedal hit the floor...! some or 1 of the wheels locked up and it skidded out of control for what felt like 5-7 seconds before stopping.....! the brake pedal felt normal when i let it off and pressed it again as i pulled over... when i stopped shaking. lol. i drove it home and googled this. http://www.passatworld.com/forums/68-b5-garage/199406-brake-pad-backing-plate-separation.html my car is this spec..factory standard. 64k. full vw history. with vw clearly on the pads. I think the above link has happened to me. Maybe Original Pads from new, over 16 yrs. Who knows?? I felt a judder at 70 a week or 2 ago. presumed i lost a weight off a wheel so was eventually gonna get them re balanced. Ill take it in to get sorted on saturday, and report the results, but i bet the glue or epoxy or whatever they use give up the ghost, thx...! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Blimey, talk about brown pant moment! Glad that you were not hurt though, can't say I've come across this type of thing before though, have you had chance to whip off the wheels to have a look? Hope your not driving your car until you have investigated the issue ! Link to post Share on other sites
Craigmackem 1 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 than pete, Not yet mate. I have a nissan micra to use as a second car. Im taking the wheels off tomorrow morning. ill take some pics and report back. After reading the link i posted I'm sure this is gonna be the case. More common than i first thought! Link to post Share on other sites
dox 3 Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 I bought a Seat Toledo with the same issues, these were non genuine pads, the glue used to bond the fiction material on had caused the backing metal to rust and push off the friction material. Citroen AX / saxo 3 stud rear drums suffer in the same way and cause the rear wheel to lock up at speed Link to post Share on other sites
Craigmackem 1 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 This is shocking mind... mine have vw on them. Full dealer history. Its something ppl shud be aware of. Cos if there was anything in front of me it would have been game over....! VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dox 3 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 So what did you find wrong with the brakes then? VR6Pete 1 Link to post Share on other sites
dox 3 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Stripped some 312s today Note the dark line between the backing and the friction material - its actually a crack. After a light tap with a screwdriver, note the rust that was beneath the friction material forcing it off Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Wow. That's an eye opener! Could have caused a nasty accident. Just goes to show that you should check brake pads from time to time. Club Chairman Craigmackem 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CALICO 130 Posted November 27, 2013 Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Or change them for better ones Link to post Share on other sites
Craigmackem 1 Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Hi and sorry for the late reply. my internet went missing and needed replacing. bit like my brake pad. I took it to bits and as i thought. 3 brake pads were present and 1 must have disintegrated. the backing was rusty to confirm the pic above. which created a few mil of space for the piston to then move out hence the pedal hitting the floor and the opposite side locking up, VW pads!. i can post a pic when i find out how., prob photo bucket. p.s tried to join tonight. i have no pay pal. is any other method of payment available thx craig Link to post Share on other sites
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