ok I'll bite, how do you keep from parking? There is a lot of stop and go
and hills on my way to work, so even if I drive conservatively, how do I
cool the brakes? my truck only has 21K on it, the rotors first got bad at
15, then 19, I had them cut after the first time, sanded the pads and
re-assembled the whole thing. I personally would live with it, but the wife
doesn't seem to like it. so I either fix it or take her T-Bird (feel the
chill shoot down my back) when we go somewhere.
I just haven't heard good things about the OEM rotors on the new gen of
dak's. and I don't know what the general auto parts stores offer (pepboys
autozone etc.) I don't need really high end brakes (don't race the truck,
the bike is for that) but I would like something that would last longer than
the pads. or are there any rotors with a lifetime warrantee. pulling them
really isn't that hard, and would be willing to run to the store for free
pads and rotors.
Cuervo
-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Greenwald <greenwald@id.ucsb.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Thursday, December 03, 1998 11:41 AM
Subject: DML: 97 brake rotors/warpage
|For all those who dont know, another common cause of rotor warpage is
|parking/stopping you vehicle shortly after doing a lot of hard braking.
|Apparently the part of the rotor that ends up under the brake pad when you
|park cools at a slower rate than the rest of the rotor and if the pads are
|really hot the rest of the rotor can cool off too quickly causing warpage.
|I know many of you on the list are already aware of this but some may not
|be. I know I never thought about it until I was told by someone and I've
|been able to avoid warpage on my 97 Dak for 30,000 so far.
| Now they'll probably warp tomorrow !!!!
|
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