Checking front brake discs - minimum thickness

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Porsche Macan and 2015 Porsche Macan. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

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Normally, brake discs are used until the maximum wear dimension is reached. → 4650TW TECHNICAL DATA/BRAKE WEAR LIMIT Only in a few exceptional cases is it advisable to skim the brake discs (if there is deep scoring or corrosion of the friction surface). In this case, only the brake disc dressing machines approved by Porsche AG are to be used (see Workshop Equipment Manual ).

Only "as new" brake discs may be reworked!
Only rework the brake discs symmetrically, evenly from both sides!

As the pressure force of a brake piston on the brake pad varies in magnitude, different areas of wear arise on the friction surface. The brake disc can basically be divided into two areas of wear:

-A- Outer and inner wear area.

-B- Central wear area.

The central wear area -B- is the area with the highest degree of wear.

Measure the brake discs using a suitable micrometer at a minimum of three different places (-A, B, C- ), offset by 120°.