Brake Disc Resurfacing in Sutton in Ashfield

Hardwick use the best & latest equipment including Pro-Cut! Choose us to resurface your brake discs to save money in your pocket.

Why resurface discs?

Some people consider that brake disc skimming is an old-fashioned practice that went out 20 years ago. Not true. Today’s on-car brake lathe technology, where Pro-Cut is the world leader, enables discs to be skimmed quickly, efficiently and with amazing accuracy.

Brake discs should be re-surfaced when:

Brake pads are changed but new discs are not necessary, which happens in at least 50% of brake servicing. There is no bedding in, and your vehicle has perfect brakes as it leaves our workshop.
There is evidence of brake vibration due to disc thickness variation (DTV) or excessive run-out. For this problem, using an on-car lathe is the only permanent solution.
Discs are corroded. A common problem in northern climates, corrosion can result in poor braking performance or imbalance.
Brakes are noisy. When new pads are fitted to ‘lipped’ discs, ‘brake squeal’ can result. This can be corrected by resurfacing the discs to remove lips and give perfectly flat disc surfaces.

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Myths & Facts

There are plenty of myths flying around about disc skimming. It’s not some mysterious black art but high-precision engineering. So here we correct some of these.

MYTH: Brake disc skimming makes discs too thin.
FACT: If a set of discs was too thin in the first place they should be replaced. We’d never argue with that. But…. the machining process removes only the tiniest slice. Pro-Cut’s on-car brake lathe shaves off typically just 0.3 to 0.5mm of total disc thickness. So if there was at least this amount of material left on the disc, skimming it is not a problem.
MYTH: Brake disc skimming doesn’t solve brake judder.
FACT: Pro-Cut PFM machines have been around since 1999. Since then they’ve been tested and approved by almost every vehicle manufacturer, because they solve brake vibration problems. With some makes of vehicle it’s mandatory for the dealership to have the machine. Pro-Cut’s machines work directly on the vehicle, taking account of any hub run-out. The fact is that the automatic ‘compensation’ mechanism reduces run-out to below 0.025mm (or 1 ‘thou’). The disc is then ‘matched’ to the hub, and the surfaces machined at precisely 90 degrees to the axle. There is no Disc Thickness Variation, eliminating any possibility of brake judder.
MYTH: You don’t need to skim discs on the car.
FACT:Yes you do! You can of course skim discs off the car, using a bench lathe. But why would you want to spend time removing the disc and then refitting it? And more importantly, off-car machining doesn’t take account of any hub run-out or unwanted particles between mating surfaces. You must make sure the disc is actually matched to the hub to which it’s fitted, meaning that the disc has to be machined on the car.
MYTH: There are lots of vehicles whose discs you can’t skim.
FACT: With their hub-mounted design, Pro-Cut brake lathes can skim any disc on any vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes. This includes all front and rear discs, solid, vented, cross-drilled and slotted discs.
MYTH: Disc skimming is long and arduous.
FACT: With Pro-Cut the process is amazingly easy and quick. After removing the brake pads it’s just 4 simple steps: (1) Attach a hub adaptor in place of the wheel (2) Connect the Pro-Cut lathe to the adaptor (3) Press the auto-adjustment button (4) Cut the disc.

Why Pro-Cut?

There are a few other designs of brake lathes available. We’re confident that, with many years of hard work and continuous product development Pro-Cut provides the best solution. Here’s why.
Fast, precise and easy to use. Pro-Cut lathes reduce disc run-out below 0.025mm and are simple for any technician to use.

Pro-Cut is the world leader in this technology. Pro-Cut ONLY make brake lathes, nothing else. But there’s no resting on laurels. For the last 20 years the team at Pro-Cut have continuously improved their machines, perfecting every aspect to best suit user’s needs.
Manufacturer approvals. Pro-Cut has worked with nearly every vehicle manufacturer, gaining engineering approvals for its unique design. And some manufacturers have made Pro-Cut’s PFM lathe a mandatory tool in their dealer networks.