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Subject:Re: Rotor thoughts
From:Hans Achter
Date:Tue, 17 Aug 2004 10:34:49 -0400

Looks to me like the inboard brake pad is not contacting the rotor surface
evenly.  I would immediately suspect something to do with binding of the
brake pads in the caliper.  I don't understand how you would come to the
conclusion that the rotor is the problem.
-Hans

----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: Rotor thoughts

> "a picture would resolve that issue very easily"
> You got it!
>
> http://www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/in1.jpg
> http://www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/in2.jpg
>
>             Here is 2 pictures of the inner side of the rotors
> http://www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/out1.jpg
>
>             Here is the outer side.  You can see they are not as bad
>             but still have had rust biuld up on them.
>
> http://www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/pads1.jpg
>
>              Here is the pads in not particular order.  Look close
> you can see there is plenty of meat on them.
>
>                       As you stated below in more techincal terms
> than I want to understand,  I thing the rotors are the problem.
> Unfortuneately I've gotta to get to work.....
>                                               ERic
>
> Kim Brennan wrote: