Brake Judder!!! What is it? Why does it happen?

[mark b.]

I also chased a similar problem, the shoulders on the wheel studs were protruding beyond the hub surface and not letting the brake rotor hats mount flat to the hub. Something to check.

 

[flatchat(Chris)]

Right then -- never had any success with Wilwood rotors or their pads, (plenty "judder"

experiences) I do use their calipers, 6 and 4 pots with 2lb residual valves
My rotors are 300 diameter x 32 , pads are 20 thick DTC70 (Hawk)
Rotors and pads need to be bedded -this procedure is a must! --pre bedded rotors even better

In my application this brake system sees 10 to 50 laps of high noise on 3 kilometer tracks per session
Allow rotors to float -- ally hats and iron discs expand and contract at differing rates and if rigid will warp enough to give pad knock off

 

[mark b.]

What Flatchat said on the floating rotors. Mine are Coleman, they have T locks that you can use to convert to floating rotors but you have to use their rotors or they might be able to machine yours. Mine are 1 3/8" x 12 front and 1 1/4" x 12 rear btw. Balanced and stress relieved are the bomb.

 

[Doc Watson]

Probably came to this party to late but first on my list would be warped rotor due to overheating.

 

[Terry Oxandale]

Brake pad compound low temp rating means they melt and leave pick up on the rotor -- basically
I use performance friction rotors and Hawk DTC70 pads --works for me -- and probably better knowledge out there tho

I use these as street/track pads (DTC 60 and 70) and they work very well, and have never had the transfer issue with them. Initial bite when cold is great, and remains consistent with increased heat through a fastest lap.

 

[Howard Jones]

Ya, I got that wrong on post #19. My master cylinders (not reservoirs) are indeed lower that the calipers. I will need residual valves and have ordered some steel adapters so I can fit Wilwood valves from Pegasus racing. I have always bedded in pads as the manufacture advises. I did the original BP10s and then the A's & Bs. BUT I am thinking that this is a material transfer problem and there is a mixed pad material imbedded in the face of the rotors.

I will fresh cut the rotors and then re bed the A's & Bs. Then we will see what we have with the new residual valves, re faced rotors and newly bedded in pads.

Doc. All 4 rotors have .003 or less run out and there are no cracks in them at all.