[DeTomaso] Turning brake rotors video

[Andy May]

I just had that done on mine a few weeks ago too - with great results!

Andy
On Oct 17, 2014 5:39 AM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso" <detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

>    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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   I just had that done on mine a few weeks ago too - with great results!

   Andy

   On Oct 17, 2014 5:39 AM, "Mike Drew via DeTomaso"
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A Hi guys,
     A  A My new Wilwood front rotors took a bit of a beating at Laguna
     Seca
     A  A (after a leak in the rear brake circuit caused the fronts to be
     A  A overworked) so I took the car to the Air Force base auto hobby
     shop and
     A  A had them turned on the car.A  For those who haven't seen the
     process,
     A  A it's brilliant.A  Turning the rotors on the car costs a bit
     more, but
     A  A saves loads of labor, and it ensures that the disc is perfectly
     A  A oriented with all the other components of the
     suspension/braking
     A  A system.
     A  A Here's a Youtube video showing the second of three passes:
     A  A [2]http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
     A  A You can see the bright spot going around and around--that was a
     high
     A  A spot caused by the rotor warping ever so slightly (or perhaps a
     casting
     A  A defect?)A  You can also see how deep the grooves are; the
     machine is
     A  A removing material from the inside out, and you can see the line
     of
     A  A smoothness starting to form....
     A  A Mike
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References

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   2. http://youtu.be/hXL5NRcfFqo
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