I didn't take it as argumentatitive, I was just unsure as I have an ASE in
brakes and I'd never heard of that before. Sorry if I came off that way as
well.
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L""Rick Barnes"" <barnesrv@attbi.com> wrote in message news:000b01c2ee52$e55a1410$0200a8c0@sys15... > > Josh, hope you did not take that as argumentative, I was not "trying" to be > but may have sounded like that, if so, please accept most humble apologies. > Powerslots are excellent rotors, should be able to turn them once or twice > without a problem. > > 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 12:38 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Warped PowerSlot Rotors > > > 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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