[Shotimes] Red hot rotors

[Ron Porter]

I'm assuming that it was a rear rotor, since you mention the e-brake. If he
left them on, both should have been red.

With only one getting hot, I am pretty positive that you have an e-brake
cable hanging up, this is pretty common on older SHOs, and the cold weather
will make it worse. BTDT a couple of times.

And no, the fluid has nothing to do with it.

There is a "slight" chance that it could be stuck slider pins, but I'll bet
on the cable hanging up (seeing as you have a 12-year-old '91).

If it isn't doing it now, I would suggest against using the e-brake during
this cold weather.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dynon007@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 11:58 AM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: [Shotimes] Red hot rotors


The other night I let someone drive my car and they didn't let it warm up
very long. It was 10 degrees outside and the car doesnt drift much or any
when it is really cold. He took it up the street and came back and I could
see my rotor from about 1/4 a mile away. When he pulled in the thing was
almost see through red and looked like something a blacksmith would be
holding with those metal tongs. Would it being really cold have something to
do with the brake fluid? The thing was radiating so much heat I could feel
it, it looked like it was about to melt. Later in the night I let the car
warm up and drove it pretty far and applied the brakes pretty hard a couple
of times and got out to look and nothing was wrong. Maybe he left the
e-brake
on. This happen to any of you guys? Should I be worried?
 91+ White MTX

             Kent
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