Just got this in an email from my cousin

[Scootertrash]

I got this off reddit.com. It is a couple days old so there is no hope of finding it again, but the post was something like “This woman came into the shop I work at asking for an oil change and to fix the “slight scratching noise” her brakes were making. This is what we found. After we told her how much it would be to fix it, she DECLINED THE REPAIR. We made her sign a stupidity waiver not holding us responsible since she refused the repair, and sent her on her way.

[yaegerb]

That doesn't seem possible. I would think something major would fail (perhaps the pads blow into a hundred pieces) before you ground the rotor down to the inner supports. Some people....

[Chazz of Blades]

What.

The.

?



Can you somehow sneak an acceptance to be spayed or neutered into those stupidity agreements?

[Scootertrash]

The pads are long gone my friend. Look at how thin the backing plate for the pad is.

I posted this on another forum and some of the mechanics have said they've seen this type of thing also. One guy promised a pic, we'll see if he remembers after the weekend.

[Scootertrash]

Can you somehow sneak an acceptance to be spayed or neutered into those stupidity agreements?

I don't think so. I think you just have to let Darwin work his magic..........

[yaegerb]

I guess I mean the backing plate. Rather the entire unit, pad, backing plate, etc. I would think that steel would grind down faster than the rotor steel.

[Scootertrash]

I know what you mean. Crazy stuff. I've seen some interesting damage in all my years of wrenching. It's unbelievable how oblivious people can be.

ETA:

My other observations:
The backing plate for the pad doesn't fit the caliper properly. See how the retainer spring doesn't line up with the locating holes in the caliper?

It's awfully clean. No metal shavings what so ever. ??

There is no heat discoloration on the worn cooling fins or the pad backing plate. I've done brake jobs where the pads are gone, rotor is ground up and shot and the backing plate for the pad is discolored from the heat of metal on metal friction.

Where are our resident auto mechanics to verify this can happen?

[Chazz of Blades]

Notice the wear marks on the fins from exposed rivet metal though?

[Scootertrash]

Notice the wear marks on the fins from exposed rivet metal though?

Yup.

I'm just amazed at how someone could let it go this far.

[badass350x]

Makes total since to me, would like to see what the leading edge of the backing plate looks like!

[falloutboy]

Earlier this year my dad had a customer bring in a 35+ft class A motor home to his shop. The rotors weren't quite that bad but they weren't far off. The braking surfaces were literately paper thin. You could have stabbed through them with a screwdriver. I wish I would have gotten a picture of those 4 rotors. they were gnarly.

[wisconsinite]

I guess I mean the backing plate. Rather the entire unit, pad, backing plate, etc. I would think that steel would grind down faster than the rotor steel.

rotors are typically cast iron, a little softer than steel.

[aldochina]

think the brake pedal shuddered a hair!! clueless!

[atc007]

While I didn't "inspect" that pic too much. Like chazz said,,you CAN see the rivet marks,that WAS done with that setup. real,or unpurpose. I think it's real. Now here is MY problem. What shop on this EARTH would send her BACK out on the road to drive towards his family????? I would have held the keys, called the cops and said ,looky here,she says don't fix this !!!. At least she can always have a place to live at DC's Dads place ! Holy friggin crap,what a world we live in.

[hillbilly 200x]

The slider are sized up as well, only wore one side. I have seen that once before it has a few years backs. The car sat in my drive way for about an month before the owner could work up enough money for new pads, rotors, and calipers.
I am with atc007 that shouldn't have left the shop. What if she hit your wife or your kids or your best friend, the stupidity agreements isn't going to bring someones life back!!