c'mon! here in Miami, when it rains hard, we get flooding all over the
place. this is one of the most underrated 4x4 areas in the country. try
coming down here when a tropical storm flys through... you'll be going
through some major water, and these brakes CAN'T handle them. they freeze
up, and you are left to using the transmission as your brake.
Gabe
http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net]On Behalf Of Chris Reck
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:47 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Front Rotors and Pads
I had mine warp at 12000 miles. The dealer replaced both rotors and pads
under warranty. Do you think I should have told him that I was puddle
jumping through flooded parking lots 1 month before hand? It was great
watching water spray over the trees.
I know.... water bad in engine, but it turned out OK.
Chris
'99 Dakota Sport + CC 4x4 V6 Amethyst
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Pitz" <dakota@billpitz.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: RE: RE: Front Rotors and Pads
>
> At 10:47 AM 5/14/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>
> >I have 38000 on my 2000 Dak and I have warped rotors too! I didn't think
> >I was that hard on brakes:)
>
> My rotors started to warp noticably around 28,000 miles. I had them
> resurfaced and the problem went away. I'm now at 32,000 miles, but
> I'm sure it'll happen again in another 10k miles or so. My buddy at
> the shop says that he's seen the same problem on numerous post-'97
> Daks and that it's due to some sort of shitty design.
>
> Not sure how much I trust what he says, but the Rams apparently had
> the same problem but they developed a "fix" for those who needed it.
> I'm not particularly hard on my brakes at all (I've hardly worn them
> down at all).
>
> When the rotors finally do have to be replaced, I'm looking into getting
> some slotted rotors so they cool better. I did read a couple of
> suggestions somewhere a while back. Obviously, you want to avoid
> heating them up as much as possible. There were some other things,
> like avoiding puddles after you've gone down a hill and used the brakes,
> etc. since the cold water on the hot rotors will cause even more warping.
>
> -Bill
>
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