I have the same problem with my rotors on my 89 Westy.  They were fine for
the first year after driving it home from Greenville, SC where I bought it,
but after driving the van a few times during the winter on salted roads in
Cleveland, Ohio, and parking the van for a month or so thereafter, the rust
built up to the point where the pads could not clean off the rust evenly.  I
am in the process of replacing the rotors.
TEMiller

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Achter" <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Rotor thoughts

> 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:
>