Subject	Worn enough to kill a new set of pads
Posted by	canyoncarver on December 27, 2008 at 10:57 AM
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In Reply To	The rotors actually look pretty decent and have posted by ShakaShaun(Denver) on December 27, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Message	Rotors don't wear parallel to the calipers. They wear thinner at the outer edges than near the hub. That's why you should cut them before installing new pads. You only had about 30% of the pad contacting the worn rotor. They cracked from both, the heat and the flexing of the pad.
Follow Ups	Any Idea what might cause this? - ShakaShaun(Denver) 03:38:30 12/27/08 What brand of pads. The only time I have seen this was on - kkrofft (OH) 08:32:23 12/27/08 Overheating can cause cracking. Are those the BrakeMan pads - Eric(NJ) 08:36:47 12/27/08 Yep, those are the brakeman pads. I am switching to axis - ShakaShaun(Denver) 09:54:04 12/27/08 Prepare for a sh*tton of brake dust. (n/m) - Crim 10:05:50 12/27/08 I have run them before and liked them a lot. - ShakaShaun(Denver) 10:18:16 12/27/08 Yep, good choice. (n/m) - BradZ (Go Gators!) 15:18:09 12/27/08 Your rotors look to be pretty worn. (n/m) - canyoncarver 10:07:36 12/27/08 The rotors actually look pretty decent and have - ShakaShaun(Denver) 10:19:44 12/27/08 Worn enough to kill a new set of pads - canyoncarver 10:57:43 12/27/08 That's a pretty detailed analisys from only a few mediocre - zgene4 12:05:30 12/27/08 It's a matter of perspective - canyoncarver 12:54:37 12/27/08 Re: Have you only had two cars? - zgene4 13:06:46 12/27/08 No problem - canyoncarver 13:21:45 12/27/08 I have the rotors turned at every pad install - ShakaShaun(Denver) 16:16:21 12/27/08 Overheating - Drk93TT 11:50:50 12/27/08 2nd. Saw this at my work all the time. - Southern_Z [IL][CA] ® 17:12:59 12/27/08
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