The parking brake is a drum under the rotor and it brakes smoothly... my
problem is with the rotor for rear braking... My mechanic told me they are
warped and that there is a corrosion problem and I should consider doing the
rotors soon.... My calipers might be seizing a little too as they were
rubbing when he spun the tire - I'm bringing the car in for a 2nd opinion
next week and he already has new parts on order for me.

I can feel the warp thru the brake pedal and quivering from the rear end of
the car under light pedal application - when I changed the front brakes I
lost the shuddering steering wheel problems when stopping from high speeds
and quiver from the front end, added pulsations in the brake pedal.
"Andrew" > wrote in message
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> Yes, you do need one. You may be able to borrow it from your local
> Autozone/PepBoys. BTW, the rotors will always begin to rust where the
> pads do not touch the surface. Do not judge a rotor by this method. What
> makes you think their warped? Try coasting in a parking lot and applying
> the parking brake. Do you feel anything or is it smooth?
>
> --Andy
>
> "Rob Guenther" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> Hello group.
>>
>> Apparently I need new rear rotors - corrosion is getting pretty bad, and
>> actually spreading down the rotor where the pad doesn't touch, and they
>> are slightly warped I believe... The pads were done at 60K Kms (car has
>> 109K Kms now) and have plenty of life on them, but I know they need to be
>> changed if I get new rotors.
>>
>> Friend of mine who did my fronts said I don't need special tools to do
>> the rear rotors, I seem to recall needing a special retractor tool to
>> push/turn the pistons back into the calipers on the rear brakes on VW's.
>>
>> I'd like to install Zimmerman rotors and PBR pads like I have up front
>> (done at around 90K Kms just before this summer), and do them myself - as
>> I like the way the front brakes improved when I changed from stock.
>>
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