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RE: drilling brake rotors

To: <JNiolon@uss.com>, <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: drilling brake rotors
From: "Mullen, Tim" <Tim.Mullen@trw.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:52:12 -0500
JNiolon@uss.com [mailto:JNiolon@uss.com] wrote:
>
> Anyone have any experience/expertise in drilling brake rotors ???
Size of
> holes and grooves ??? Number of same.  precautions ???  reasons not to
do
> it ???

It can create stress cracks in the rotors unless you drill it 
right, chamfer the holes, and re-heat treat them???

Cross drilled rotors will also greatly increase the wear of the 
brake pads.

Tim Mullen

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