Brake rotor warping/judder in the Tow Vehicle

[bytehoven]

One other suggestion...

Proper torque needs to be applied evenly to the lugs. Over torquing or uneven torquing of the lugs is a quick way to warp a rotor.

This is even more important as you move to smaller wheel sizes.

My wife's Mazda CX-9 front rotors were instantly damaged when they were over torqued by a mechanic too lazy to switch to the proper stick. They ended up installing (4) new rotors free of charge.

Always insist on a mechanic using the properly rated torq stick and then re-torque the lugs yourself as soon as possible. Better yet is to ask them to do the final torque with a wrench.

Also, you should know your lug torque specs and make sure they know.

[Mini Renegade]

I deal with a lot of brake judder problems working for BMW. The majority are automatic gearboxes. The drivers are braking from motorway speeds to a halt then holding the vehicle with the brake pedal and not the park brake. The area of the disc still in the caliper/pad area doesn`t cool as fast as the exposed disc causing it to warp.