Date:         Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:59:29 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cause of brake rotor warping
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That's a very interesting article.  That would 
explain why my rotors worked great for 35k miles 
then started getting worse and now are getting 
worse and worse faster. A death spiral!  Or does 
it?  Did I not get them broken in properly and it 
took 35k miles for it to show up?  Seems like 
that would have shown up sooner.  I guess the 
other possibility is that I had an "event" where 
I stopped the wheels with very hot brakes and the 
pads "imprinted" on that spot and started the death spiral.

Edward


At 12:55 PM 9/13/2013, J Stewart wrote:
>And here is but one article I found... 
>http://www.stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/-warped-brake-disc-and-other-myths 
>Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> > I remember reading somewhere, I can't remember when\where, that there
> > is no such thing as a warped rotor, but simply high/low spots due to
> > uneven wear which gives the pulsating feeling when braking. Jeff
> > Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> > > I have always understood that the warping occurs when a very high
> > > temperature is reached. Â Is this correct? Â Like numerous cycles of
> > > not
> > > exceeding a reasonable temperature should not cause warping.
> > > Â Comments?