Score marks on front discs... is it a concern?

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Gazbo
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Score marks on front discs... is it a concern?

Postby Gazbo » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:46 pm

My front discs have these odd radial score marks right around the disc surface:

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Apart from the occasional pulsation felt through the pedal, the brakes seem ok.

Anyone know what causes this?
Do I need new discs?
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Postby stevesports » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:30 pm

sounds like a warped disc. Is braking still linear?

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Postby Gazbo » Sun Mar 16, 2008 9:52 pm

stevesports wrote:sounds like a warped disc. Is braking still linear?


Braking still seems fine.

I was told my someone tonight these are cracks that likely go right through the disc.

Time for replacement.

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Postby fattima » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:53 pm

Hard to tell from pics but they look like cracks. Discs are cheap so a replacement set could be good insurance.
Cracks can be due to overheating the disc or the discs could be under size.


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