Date:         Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:04:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syncro front rotor life expectance
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If the damage is more extensive on one side of the rotor than the
other, there is a problem with your calipers. If, "... only a very
small area is touching the pad." there is definitely a problem with the
calipers.

I do not have a Bentley that covers Syncros, but I'll assume that it
uses a two piston design like the 2wd Vanagon does.  If so, I'd jack up
the the corner that's causing "issues", remove the road wheel, the pad
retaining pins and the anti-squeal spring. I'd then have my sweetie
step on the brakes.  Then I'd try to insert a .001 or .002 feeler gauge
between each pad and the rotor.  If it will go in, that indicates a
caliper that has a frozen piston.

That is the ONLY thing that will cause the symptoms you are describing.
The wear pattern on the rotor is telling you that you have caliper
problems, not that you have defective rotors.

Jim

On Sunday, Aug 15, 2004, at 18:05 America/Vancouver, Eric Zeno wrote:

> Jim,
>    Both rotors are very rusty.  Even on both sides.   The inner side
> of both rotors is so bad, only a very small area is touching the pad.
> The rest of the pad is getting chewed up by the rust.  Both sides
> are almost the same.
>                                                   Thanks for your reply
>                                                             Eric
>
>
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sacrificial pitchers; this is repeated over and over again; finally it
can be calculated in advance, and it becomes part of the ceremony.
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