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Re: Strange looking brake rotors - help. (NON LSR)

To: docb8532@aol.com, List Land Speed <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Strange looking brake rotors - help. (NON LSR)
From: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2004 18:42:03 -0700
Doc,

"put a non directional finish on them"

I've used a random orbital sander on rotors with 400 paper, I this what 
you mean?

Thanks,
Bryan

docb8532@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 6/1/04 9:01:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> b.a.savage@earthlink.net writes:
>
>     All four surfaces on the rotors look similar. The spots are very
>     shiny.
>
>  
> We see rotors like this every day. The shiny spots are hard spots in 
> the metal probably caused by heat and hard stops. We check two things 
> on rotors like this....Total indicated run out and rotor 
> thickness...and compare to mfg specs.........If there's enough 
> thickness we turn the rotors and put a non directional finish on 
> them......wash with HOT SOAPY water and reinstall with new pads. 
> Doc






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