Honda-Hardy's type "s" express

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:49 pm

so i have bit the bullet, i have gone and bought the genuine honda ball joints. so today i stripped both suspension legs back off in preparation to fit new ball joints. but i had a nasty shock, both brake discs have cracks in.

i dont fancy shattered brake discs thanks.

i have never seen this before in all the years of being a mechanic and brake technician.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:52 pm

Cor blimey!

Any idea what brand they are?

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:58 pm

no idea, bought them on here brand new with green stuff pads.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:08 am

found the for sale thread @NafemanNathan
he thinks they were ebc too, along with the pads. http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/prelude ... ilit=discs

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:06 am

Not seen that on car discs ever. Seen it plenty on train discs though - very common to get surface cracking like that on them

there are specs for monitoring them and acceptable/not acceptable limits before you have to change them (pita on a train)

Those discs have got very hot in a particular region, where the cracking is and the darker coloured band.
That is only surface cracking atm. It may very well not get any worse and you can monitor it to see, but I expect you won't want to risk it.

Are they vented discs, or solid/grooved?

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:35 am

vented discs, 282mm

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:49 am

I don't think there ebc discs they always had a gold colour from factory, pretty sure they didn't do a just groove disc it would of been dimpled or drilled also.
Looks like cheap discs that can't handle the aggressive braking that the green stuff can do

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:35 pm

My thoughts on this too. I think it was jpoc race wars 2014 that did the damage.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:53 pm

I have a set of blackdiamond drilled and grooved for sale mate. 95% new with hamp pads.

racewars is hard on yer car as nothing gets time to warm up. thats pretty harsh though.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:23 pm

how much? id need to pop over before the meet though to get them. but i do need to weigh up the cost of fuel and your stuff against the cost of new discs.

Lude Generation

Honda-Hardy's type "s" express

shock, cracked brake discs.

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