

| Subject: | Re: Front brake noise |
| From: | ralph meyermann |
| Date: | Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:43:00 -0600 |
Were there rusty spots on the rotor? If there's gunk? Either caliper,shock or possibly the inner rotor seal may be leaking? Velma 82 na diesel westy On Jan 20, 2013 3:55 PM, "Peter Krogh" <peter@peterkrogh.com> wrote: > I did not get any feeling of pulsation in the pedal while braking. I'm > considering a wash-down with spray brake cleaner - everything looks coated > with gunk. Any opinions on the wisdom of doing that? > Peter > > > > On Jan 20, 2013, at 4:14 PM, ralph meyermann wrote: > > Was there any pulsation in the brake pedal while the brakes were applied? > Possible warped rotor! Depending on how bad they are warped ,may be able to > turn the warp out of it on a brake lathe! > > Velma 82 na diesel westy > On Jan 20, 2013 2:41 PM, "Peter Krogh" <peter@peterkrogh.com> wrote: > >> Continuing to do the work to put the 85 westy back on the road. >> >> Put new (used) tires and wheels on. While the front passenger side was >> off, I noticed some friction when turing the wheel - as though the brakes >> were touching on part of the rotor. The rotor looks okay - not too scored. >> I had the pads replaced, but I don't think he did anything to the calipers. >> > >
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