The rotors look horrible. They are pitted, grooved, wavy, with what looks like a glassy, rust colored surface. The pads were almost a the wear limit. The drums themselves look OK. However, the shoes... one pair had what looked like acne scars... places where material had been pulled out. However, the drums did not have any irregular interior features to explain it.
So... now I get to order a bunch of brake parts. It's no big deal, just more work before I list the car for sale. I*'ll feel better knowing the next owner can stop safely.
I will post updates once I have the car back on all four.
Doug L.
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: If they aren't too far out you can do
: exactly that.
: I use a strip of self-adhesive
: bondo-board paper, if they just need a
: touch-up
: Any significant amount of material will
: need to be precision ground.
: Chalk the shoes & rub inside the
: drums to get a pattern.
: Glen
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: --Previous Message--
: "If they're not too far out, I'll
: post the redneck way to do it yourself
: - Glen "
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: I am imagining spray contact adhesive
: and strips of sandpaper on the inside
: of the drums. Am I close?
:
: The shoes have been on the car since it
: returned to the road perhaps 7 years
: ago. I'd like to think the shoes have
: taken the curvature of the drums by
: now. I'll let you know what I find.
:
: Doug L.
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: It has been my experience, even in the
: old DS11 days, that the harder racing
: pads do need a warm-up, some compounds
: especially so.
: Another point is that pads have
: different modulation characteristics,
: which adds to the equation.
: As an example, a few years ago we were
: using a specific Hawk compound, wow did
: it work! Actually a bit too well, it
: was impossible to modulate on the edge,
: Had them on about 6 TRs, none could use
: them.
: A drum/rotor machining (if not too
: thin), and shoes/pads, will make a big
: gain.
: If you can't find anyone to arc the
: shoes, my contact info is at
: www.englishautosports.com.
: I would need the drums too though.
: If they're not too far out, I'll post
: the redneck way to do it yourself...
: Glen
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