[Shotimes] Gene Pool - From the Hillman List (Semi-OT)

[Mark Nunnally]

>the front rotors were
>> shredded, all the pads were bare of pad - and that was
>> the front. 

Had a co-worker a few years ago, they said the brakes were sounding "funny" and asked me to fix them.  Was an early gen3 SLO w/ rear discs.  Both pads in the rear were worn down to the backing plates, rotors trashed, etc....BUT the RR had actually worn through the backing plate (!!!) and had a VERY thin (what was left) pad backing plate on the outside.  The inside was nothing left, totally gone, just caliper piston on rotor!  never seen anything like it.  The piston was way overextended, fluid leaking, brake pedal on the floor.  Amazing the guy was able to drove and actually stop the thing.  The face of the piston was pretty worn from being on the rotor for who knows how long.

This was in NY btw, so those yearly safety inspections really do a lot of good!

mark