That still doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the rotors, if they are
exhibiting symptoms like Eric's.
This is a caliper problem - something sticking and the pads are not
contacting the rotor square (or one pad not contacting it at all).  The
rotor is just a big dumb hunk of steel - there's nothing to suddenly go
wrong.
Likely the winter aggravated an existing problem with the calipers.
-Hans

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Miller" <tmiller@vcmails.com>
To: "Hans Achter" <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Rotor thoughts

> 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:
> >
>
>