Just for kicks (rotor picture)
02-13-2004, 06:21 PM
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Just for kicks (rotor picture)
I had the pleasure of changing this rotor after the owner said her brakes were 'making noise.'
At this stage, the piston was out of the bore, and it leaked all the fluid out....
At this stage, the piston was out of the bore, and it leaked all the fluid out....
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02-14-2004, 08:14 AM
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Car: 1991 BandittII Firebird
Engine: 5.7 HSR
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9 bolt
a buddy of mine used to be a service manager at Car X he showed me a set of rotors of a 02 Focus with only 60k miles on the clock.
02-14-2004, 10:03 AM
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02-14-2004, 02:07 PM
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Yea, she was driving around with the emergency brake.
02-14-2004, 06:00 PM
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Damn that picture made me lol
It boggels my mind how people can be so stupid. Hmmm whats that funny smell, and weird noise coming from my front end and why cant I stop?? Ohwell probably nothin 
It boggels my mind how people can be so stupid. Hmmm whats that funny smell, and weird noise coming from my front end and why cant I stop?? Ohwell probably nothin
02-14-2004, 06:43 PM
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Car: 1982-z-28.1987 sc
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holy mother of jesus,that was funny,anyone wants to drive with her on the freeway?
02-15-2004, 12:46 AM
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My late little brother (ingenious as he was) took just such a rotor, painted it black, painted the tips of the fins gold, installed a $3.95 movement in it, and made it into a clock. People who saw it hanging on his living room wall actually wanted to buy one like it, until he handed it to them and they discovered it weighed about 6 pounds.
02-15-2004, 02:01 AM
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Wouldn't metal to metal like that sound like a diesel locomotive out your window all the time? I would think the molten caliper dripping on the road would clue her in?
How long does one drive before the rotors look like this?
Ron
How long does one drive before the rotors look like this?
Ron
02-15-2004, 02:07 AM
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good question, ron.
on one of our trucks at work, they let the brakes go past 36,000 miles. the front end was actually making a grinding noise, then it stopped.
it ended up eating an abs sensor. they only sent the truck in for repairs when the wires in the weatherpack connector going to the coil worked loose, and killed power to the coil.
on one of our trucks at work, they let the brakes go past 36,000 miles. the front end was actually making a grinding noise, then it stopped.
it ended up eating an abs sensor. they only sent the truck in for repairs when the wires in the weatherpack connector going to the coil worked loose, and killed power to the coil.
02-15-2004, 02:33 AM
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sweet mother of *** ive felt sketchy riding on rotors that were a few thousands under spec thats unbelievable that any body no matter how stupid they could possibly be could think thats ok
02-15-2004, 10:43 AM
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Strangely enough, the outside surface looked good. There was still plenty of pad left there too. But if your wheel stops getting covered with black 'pad dust' and starts collecting orange 'iron dust,' then you are probably eating a rotor.
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