Dirty Big Crack

Eddieb · Mar 5, 2006

Had a knocking sound coming from the car for the last week. Me and a mate searched all over the car to see if we could find it and this was the result!

I am absoultely shocked that I've been driving round in a potential death trap. Looks like i'll be getting the peasent waggon to work tomorrow :dapprove:

The Fatty · Mar 5, 2006

how the hell did that happen?!

Annie · Mar 5, 2006

Jesus, you are very lucky, that could have ended in tears!!

Good excuse to get some nice new brakes

Eddieb · Mar 5, 2006

The Fatty said:
how the hell did that happen?!

I have no idea! My mate has worked on alot of cars and said thats the biggest crack he's seen in a brake disc before. He was canny shocked!

The car was only serviced 4k miles ago as well!

And the car is washed from Cold every sunday morning before anyone asks!

clio head · Mar 5, 2006

jesus man.. that is a big crack! how old are the disc's??

Djw Dave · Mar 5, 2006

Eddieb · Mar 5, 2006

I've only had the car 5 months and it was serviced just before I bought it so god knows how old the discs are.

clio head · Mar 5, 2006

surpose its better u found it now... not wen your breaks had failed!!!

furry_cup · Mar 5, 2006

hmm i worry now after i drive my car and wash it and get the discs wet.. no different from going through a puddle tho when braking hard on the road...?

dannyboy172 · Mar 5, 2006

bloody hell, thats more than lucky you found that! Thats potentially fatal!

Adam · Mar 5, 2006

bloody hell...oh just like my discs..lol

Eddieb · Mar 5, 2006

Uncleiven said:
bloody hell...oh just like my discs..lol

I remember seeing someones disc on here that was cracked just as bad.

Was it yours?

Rich_16v · Mar 5, 2006

They'll be the original discs i presume

Is your car still under warranty Eddie?

pecan · Mar 5, 2006

My rears are rusty as hell around the edges like that. :/

Eddieb · Mar 5, 2006

Meh its got a Benfield warranty which isn't worth the paper its written on.

Doesn't cover the brakes... going to get my local Renault garage (Wylam Garage)to check all the brakes and do an oil change on it. It's the only Renault garage in the North East that I trust.

G man582 · Mar 5, 2006

Had the same problem with my 53 plate cup on both sides at the back last winter, back brakes kept sticking on and that was the result a huge crack on both sides, got new calapers on both sides plus new discs and pads all round under waranty.
Just before that my handbreak failed and my car rolled down a hill missed a car a tree then came to rest on the grass after mounting the kerb oh how i love French quality

Jackson172 · Mar 5, 2006

Mine look the same - rust wise.

Renault said they only do approx 20% of the overall braking

and that the rust on them looked bad but they still have 0.4mm life left which occording to them is 40% so should go on another 20k at least

hahah!

im on the look out for new rear discs but can only ever find new fronts ??

will be interested in cost too Eddie

Eddieb · Mar 5, 2006

Jackson172 said:
Mine look the same - rust wise.

Renault said they only do approx 20% of the overall braking

and that the rust on them looked bad but they still have 0.4mm life left which occording to them is 40% so should go on another 20k at least

hahah!

im on the look out for new rear discs but can only ever find new fronts ??

will be interested in cost too Eddie

I'll let you know on the cost. I suspect that I'll be having a very quiet month cos my Tax is due as well :dapprove:

Fletcher · Mar 5, 2006

Unlucky mate, at least it didn't end in tears.

Christopher · Mar 5, 2006

christ!

they are on the back right?!

that's shocking mate.

Eddieb · Mar 5, 2006

Yeah was the back thank god!

kully · Mar 5, 2006

nasty

Rich_16v · Mar 6, 2006

I'll tell you a story about wylam renault at the next north east meet... it might change your opinion

Clart · Mar 6, 2006

thats scary

Ali · Mar 6, 2006

oh nein.

Leeshez · Mar 6, 2006

Hell that is a big gash i mean crack

GarethM · Mar 6, 2006

fook me thats nasty ed, good job nothing serious happened, and you found out now!!

pearsonjohnboy · Apr 28, 2008

Same has just happened to mine on passenger back, but two cracks the same size.

R20 CWH · Apr 28, 2008

scary pic, least you saw it before any issues!

Ian_182 · Apr 29, 2008

Thats not shy

bmh.01 · Apr 29, 2008

A set of rear discs will be v.expensive from renault. Will save a fair bit if you get them from gdi and do them yourself.

pecan · Apr 29, 2008

That's a shame. I knew what the crack would be as soon as I read the title though. This has happened on someone on here before. I should really get my rear brakes changed.

ben_p · Apr 29, 2008

bloody hell 2 year old thread!

TJ182 · Apr 29, 2008

Scary stuff - good job it didn't end in tears.

NUFC 182 · Apr 29, 2008

wylam renaults my local as well mate, your better off at benfield

stoddie · Apr 29, 2008

some filler and some silver paint will see that as good as new

Chris_Cliomk1 · Apr 30, 2008

s**t the bed! that crack is massive, bet ur glad to still be alive tbh!

Alan · Apr 30, 2008

stoddie said:
some filler and some silver paint will see that as good as new

PMSL..

pearsonjohnboy · Apr 30, 2008

got my disc's for £110 and pads for £25 because my friend works at Renult now i find my back left caliper is sticking so need a new one that will cost me about £70+vat for a New one in exchange for mine. Unless anyway to repair

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