[DeTomaso] Turning brake rotors video
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Fri Oct 17 00:39:17 EDT 2014
Hi guys,
My new Wilwood front rotors took a bit of a beating at Laguna Seca (after a
leak in the rear brake circuit caused the fronts to be overworked) so I
took the car to the Air Force base auto hobby shop and had them turned on the
car. For those who haven't seen the process, it's brilliant. Turning the
rotors on the car costs a bit more, but saves loads of labor, and it ensures
that the disc is perfectly oriented with all the other components of the
suspension/braking system.
Here's a Youtube video showing the second of three passes:
http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
You can see the bright spot going around and around--that was a high spot
caused by the rotor warping ever so slightly (or perhaps a casting defect?)
You can also see how deep the grooves are; the machine is removing material
from the inside out, and you can see the line of smoothness starting to
form....
Mike
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Hi guys,
My new Wilwood front rotors took a bit of a beating at Laguna Seca
(after a leak in the rear brake circuit caused the fronts to be
overworked) so I took the car to the Air Force base auto hobby shop and
had them turned on the car. For those who haven't seen the process,
it's brilliant. Turning the rotors on the car costs a bit more, but
saves loads of labor, and it ensures that the disc is perfectly
oriented with all the other components of the suspension/braking
system.
Here's a Youtube video showing the second of three passes:
http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
You can see the bright spot going around and around--that was a high
spot caused by the rotor warping ever so slightly (or perhaps a casting
defect?) You can also see how deep the grooves are; the machine is
removing material from the inside out, and you can see the line of
smoothness starting to form....
Mike
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