I have a 2001 Bugeye and cannot get discs to last most than 1000 miles or so. In the past 12 months I have had 4 complete new sets of discs and pads and one set skimmed but all just last about a month before getting juddering through the brake pedal and eventually bad vibration in the steering under braking. When removed there is little or no wear to the discs and pads apart from the discs showing signs of overheating and being warped. I have tried several brands of disc/pads standard/grooved/drilled but all end up in the same way - I have spent over a grand so far just on this and all I get from garages and 'specialists' is that I am ragging it - which I'm not.
Can anyone help please - next option is to bin the car cos it's driving me nuts.

 

what sort of spec pads are you using?? i would presume you must have a sticky/seized piston somewhere along the lines unless you are too aggressive before they have bedded in??

alyn

 

seized caliper, bent hub flange (most likely cause) or improper use and/or bedding in. Most likely solution is to get a new wheel bearing and hub, but the way to check is get a decent workshop to check the runout of the disc and the hub flange.

 

I have Subaru discs and Ferodo pads, before then had 0-60 discs and red stuff pads which were awful I have replaced one of the hubs already and had the pots checked. Everyone I talk to suggests I have been abusing the brakes but due to cost of fuel and my mileage I rarely get it above 2000rpm and am getting over 370 miles out of a tank which I think is an indication of not driving aggressively

 

370Miles to the tank
You must be crawling

Id be lucky to see 240 on a good day

 

This is just what is bothering me - I go 27 miles to work every day - when I get there the discs aren't even warm - but give them a couple of months and they are completely wrecked.