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For some reason, I had a clearance issue with one of my rotors and the caliper. I took the rotor to NAPA and had them shave it down.
Not all NAPA stores have the equipment any longer. My locals do not. I'm going to hold onto my rotor, though, and continue to look for someone who can shave the inner face and keep it as a spare.
The outer face is perfect. The evenness of wear from top to bottom is pretty good as well. In surveying the pad thickness on both pads and both sides of the vehicle, it looks like I still have good caliper function because it is fairly consistent. Over the years, I've observed that the inner pads always wear a little more quickly than the outer pads, but not enough to be a worry for me.
For some reason, I had a clearance issue with one of my rotors and the caliper. I took the rotor to NAPA and had them shave it down.
Was this on your E99? The rotors changed after March of 99. The backspacing changed to match the updated rotor. The lates will go on the earlies but pads will rub because of caliper location. No idea if that was the cause of your issue, but seems plausible.
Was this on your E99? The rotors changed after March of 99. The backspacing changed to match the updated rotor. The lates will go on the earlies but pads will rub because of caliper location. No idea if that was the cause of your issue, but seems plausible.
Yeah, it's on the E99 and to this day I can't figure out what happened. I swapped rotors and calipers from side to side with no change. My NAPA jobber suggested that maybe my hub bearing was going out but I could see no defects in it so we just gave it a shave and ran it.
Well, well... I found a local shop who will turn the rotor for $25.
HOWEVER... I'll have to take some measurements to see if it's worth it. According to Ford specs, the discard thickness is 1.417" for the front rotors, and the minimum machine thickness is 1.440" (leaving some room for wear). From what I've read, the new rotors are typically 1.50 inches, and that does not leave much room for wiggling on a machine lathe. Fortunately, I only need one surface touched. I'll use my calipers and take some quick measurements when I pull the rotor either this evening or tomorrow evening (weather permitting). If there is enough meat on the table, I might just send the brand new rotor back. If it's marginal, I'll just throw away the damaged rotor.
Rotor replaced with a premium Advanced One coated rotor (Napa), and because of a completely missing boot on the caliper, also replaced the old rotor with a new premium Eclipse coated rotor (Napa).
After reading through this thread again I'm really surprised that @FordTruckNoob or @Dan V haven't invented a carbide brake pad that can be installed temporarily to resurface a rotor while still on the vehicle.
After reading through this thread again I'm really surprised that @FordTruckNoob or @Dan V haven't invented a carbide brake pad that can be installed temporarily to resurface a rotor while still on the vehicle.
If you think a rotor is expensive, wait until the @FordTruckNoob engineers the tool of which you speak...He's got a race car to fund...
After reading through this thread again I'm really surprised that @FordTruckNoob or @Dan V haven't invented a carbide brake pad that can be installed temporarily to resurface a rotor while still on the vehicle.
Originally Posted by Dan V
If you think a rotor is expensive, wait until the @FordTruckNoob engineers the tool of which you speak...He's got a race car to fund...
