On Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at 2:22:53 PM UTC-10, Scott Dorsey wrote:
>
> Two things commonly happen:
>
> 1. Something goes wrong with your suspension causing a slight shimmy. Maybe
> a ball joint is loose, maybe a rod is bent. As you brake, the shimmy
> causes the pressure on the rotor to change and soon a "warp" is worn
> into the rotor surface.
>
> 2. Someone tensions your lug nuts without using a torque wrench. Maybe they
> use torque sticks and are sloppy, maybe they do it by hand with a maltese
> cross and a hammer. Uneven pressure is placed on the rotor, and the
> same uneven wear pattern results. If you're really lucky, your lugs break
> off too.
>
> Avoiding these two situations will cause your brake rotors to last much longer.
> --scott
>
>
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Well, that sounds reasonable.