Eric >> before you trash "our most popular list vendor" I'd suggest you do a >> little maintenance on your calipers. If the back side is rusty on a >> vehicle that is driven at all, it indicates there is no contact >> between the pad and the rotor. In other words the piston is frozen >> and the pad is not contacting the rotor. Might explain why they are >> only worn half way. On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 08:51 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:03:53 -0400 > From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> > Subject: Syncro front rotor life expectance > > Here is one for the record books. I've had a set > of new front brake rotors installed on my Vanagon Syncro, > for about a year and a half. These were a special deal > from our most popular list vendor. They are trash. > These are obviously made of a material that rusts very > badly. The brake pads that were used with these rotors, > are not even worn down half way, but the brake surface is > all chewed up with rust on mostly on the inside. Anyone else > have this problem? How long did your Syncro brake job, > with new rotors last? The previous rotor were at least 4 > years old. My other Syncro sat for 10 years and these rotors > are still in good condition, withc I drive every week. > > Eric |
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