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Why can't people figure out warp versus runout versus disc thickness variation
On Tue, 7 Aug 2018 21:43:41 -0000 (UTC), Arlen Holder
> wrote: >On 7 Aug 2018 12:50:55 GMT, Jack wrote: > >> I bought a 97 Contour in 2001, and it had brake pulsation. I called it >> warped rotor, not caring much what was the precise distortion that >> caused the pulsation. > >Agreed that the abuse of the word "warp" has zero negative effects ... if >... if ... if ... if ... if .... if ... if ... if ... if... > >Remember the Spartan's response to the "if we attack you" diplomatic >'cable' way back in the days of the Greeks? The keyword is if. > >If you actually *act* on "warp", you'll do the most insane things, and, in >the end, you'll *still* have your vibration. I acted on "warp", sensibly replaced my rotors, and it solved the problem permanently. -- John |
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Why can't people figure out warp versus runout versus discthickness variation
dsi1 > wrote:
> >It doesn't matter what you call it. The fix is still the same. My guess is = >that the warping problem is caused by hard braking and the resulting transf= >er of friction material from the pads to the rotor surface. This occurs on = >a molecular level and results in the rotor surface acquiring areas of diffe= >ring friction coefficients. This can cause hot spots on the rotor when brak= >ing. To that effect, I try not to clamp down too hard on the brakes after c= >oming to a stop when going down a hill. That's pretty the only thing that c= >an be done to protect your rotors. 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." |
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Why can't people figure out warp versus runout versus discthickness variation
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. |
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