warped rotors or new pads??
 

my fit has 19000 miles on it and my brakes are squeaking bad. its the kind of sound when someone is resurfacing a rotor on a brake lathe. thats the best way i can describe it. my friends say my rotors are warped. im gonna take a look at it today to see what i can find.

so my question is... is it my warped rotors or do i just need new pads?

thaanks!

dang this guy... too much canyon running?? haha jk, this is a perfect time to upgrade w/ better pads! i may upgrade mine soon cuz i cant stand the Fit's weak braking power

Yes actually Jason it was from too many canyon runs. My fit is seriously falling apart. The rotors are fine. I'm thinking about some project mu pads :)

DAAAMN i think my rotors may be warped. I can feel the brake grip down harder on certain spots while im braking at a slow speed. If I brake on the highway it vibrates. At first I thought it was b/c my alignment was off after the spring install, but it still continues after the alignment. What exactly causes rotors to warp?

Im at 12k miles and will probably get aftermarket pads as well pretty soon.

edit: are you guys resurfacing them or just getting new rotors?

Quite a few things can cause the brake rotor to warp, excessive heat, or driving then running through a puddle (causing the metal to cool rapidly). Going on a long drive then washing the car and spraying the rotors.

project mu ..........do it do it

I'm super paranoid of my rotors warping since I owned an early 90's Toyota Corolla which was very prone to them warping. In the Fit I feel quite a bit of road detail coming up through the brake pedal at slow speeds right before stopping completely. It feels like it brakes a little unevenly when coming to a stop over a bumpy section of asphalt.

I say the pads are worn. Get a tech to inspect for u, replace the pads, clean & lube the sliding pins & caliper bracket & machine the rotors if the pads are worn.

I would service & re-adjust the rear brakes too if u have around 19,000miles already.

How much do shops usually cost for a rotor resurface? I'm having similar vibrations at low speed, but I think I'm just going to get new rotors/pads when the time comes.

damn ive hit 32k and still going strong :p

For Those with Pulsating Brakes...
 

For my first ~40,000 miles of ownership, I lived with pulsating brakes. It was especially noticeable when slowly rolling to a stop. I guess I just got used to it. It wasn't until I let mrFroge drive my car, that I discovered that I could easily fix this problem. He told me that the rotors on my car were most likely "glazed." He recommended that I either scuff the rotors with fine emery cloth to remove the glaze, or just install his old set of race worn Hawk HP+ brake pads. He felt that the Hawks were abrasive enough that they would scrub the rotors for me. Since he had just replaced a new set of HP+ pads on his H-Stock Fit, he gave me his used set (they still had an 1/8th of an inch of material left on them).
Sure enough, the pulsation immediately went away, and as a bonus, I inherited some awesome brake pads. BTW, these pads have tremendous initial bite! Once you've used them, you will prolly get addicted to them.
One thing that I wasn't aware of was that there was a break in procedure that needed to be performed to correctly "bed in" the pads. Check out this link (be sure to refer to Q & A's 4-7):
Hawk Performance: Frequently Asked Questions of Motorsports Brake Pads
With any luck, this idea might help your symptoms as well.
-macbuddy-

Do the HP+ squeal like mofos? I used to have HPS pads on the 626 and on the Neon and the Squealing would drive me nutz in no time...

I know base model RSX have the same pads then ours so maybe i could find something...

Anyway, let me know what you guys think about yours..!

Marko!!