[DeTomaso] Mustang rotor swap question?

[Christopher Kimball]

That possibility was mentioned, but the rubbing sound is there all the time, even if you lift the front of the car up and just spin the wheel.  It looked like the entire edge of the rotor was rubbed shiny; if it were the brake shoe doing what you suggest, it seems as though it would wear the outer edge first.  

You should just come out to the Pacific Northwest to see all of us PNW members, then you could diagnose it in person!  Just don't come between August 12 and September 3; I'll be on vacation.

Sincerely,

Chris



From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:28:54 -0400
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Mustang rotor swap question?
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; rlg1973dt at charter.net; detomaso at realbig.com



In a message dated 7/22/08 17 27 4, chrisvkimball at msn.com writes:





One other thing I forgot to mention, my car has an embarrassing squeak which gets louder after hard braking.  I took it over to Doug's house and we took a look and it appears the diameter of the Mustang rotors is a tiny bit larger than stock so the outer edge of the rotor rubs slightly and makes a small whine.  I hope it soon wears down enough to cause it to stop.  It's embarrassing driving a cool car that sounds as if there's a cat stuck underneath...





You mean the rotor is smaller than stock, don't you?



It could simply be that you have aggressive brake pads which will squeak under light braking.   If the top edge of the pad is hanging past the end of the rotor as I suspect, you could also remove the pads and chamfer the top edge.



Mke


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