Ummm, these are BRAKES we're talking about. I wouldn't be so quick to
"weld repair" brake components. Imagine tooling down the freeway at
65mph, and suddenly one of your break rotors explode because the metal
was weakened by welding and grinding...
Not a good scenario.
It's one thing to use, say, Volvo rotors and turn them down. OR to use
or make aftermarket rotors. But welding and grinding an existing
rotor? Sounds like a recipe for disaster. You run the risk of
weakening the metal in a pretty critical component, which, if it fails,
could cause a serious accident.
IF a welded engine part goes, you blow the motor. A risk of crashing?
Yeah, sure, MAYBE. If you don't know how to handle a rear wheel skid,
AND you don't keep your cool and simply press the clutch in to disengage
the rear end, MAYBE you'll crash.
BUT, if a welded BRAKE component goes, you'd be lucky if you didn't crash!
Just my 2 cents... which isn't even worth half of that...
Eddie
Gary McCormick wrote:
> This just occurred to me - and I'm surprised that I haven't run across it
>before: Are brake discs repairable by surface buildup weld repair and
>regrinding? I can foresee potential problems with this - warping especially -
>but maybe this is not an insurmountable obstacle?
>
> I have seen some pretty beat-up crankshafts welded and reground, but this
>thread on brake rotors made me realize that I have never heard of this being
>done to brake discs.
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
>
> --- On Tue, 4/7/09, Pete Peters <ppeters914@comcast.net> wrote:
> From: Pete Peters <ppeters914@comcast.net>
> Subject: [Roadsters] New disc brake rotors are .43 inch (was Re: Rotors--.37
>min?)
> To: "Datsun Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 9:30 AM
>
> Verified. My brand new DBA rotors measure .43-inch thick
>
> Pete
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