True, but I'd have thought that the gap in the material would be
problematic. Maybe you DO learn something new each day.... I'll have to
give it a try when it's time to cut the ones on my other car...
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message news:004601c2ee3d$0c77d1b0$0200a8c0@sys15... > > Not at all. The cutting tip does not move as it cuts, it simply goes over > the holes. I have seen vented rotors done. Take them to a brake shop and > see if they have any experience doing it, but they can be turned. > Rascal > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:01 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: Warped PowerSlot Rotors > > > How? The way that the brake lathe works would cause all sorts of problems > each time that the carbide tip came into contact with one of the slots..... > What the lathe does is shaves off the topmost layers of the cast iron > material and the finished product has several rings around it like the > surface of a record. So, when the lathe exerts pressure on the surface of > the rotor and comes in contact with that slot or drilled hole, it will get > stuck. The only solution to this that I can see would be to perform several > very light cuts and that would be very very time consuming. > > -- > -Josh > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > ""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message > news:003401c2ee35$da963670$0200a8c0@sys15... > > > > I believe they can be turned. > > > > Rascal > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Josh Battles > > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 11:32 AM > > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Warped PowerSlot Rotors > > > > > > ""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message > > news:007a01c2edb2$08754560$0200a8c0@sys15... > > > > > > That sounds to me like you are really dragging those brakes, like with > > > pistons that are not retracting fully. That will warp ANY rotor. Have > > you > > > thought about turning those powerslot rotors and replacing the calipers? > > > Rascal > > > > To my understanding you are not able to turn slotted/drilled rotors. Am I > > mistaken?? > > > > -- > > -Josh > > 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L > > > > > >
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