At 09:18 PM 7/11/98 -0400, you wrote:
>If you can jack up the car and turn the wheel fairly easy, it shouldn't
>damage the rotors. I would just do some slow speed intermittent stop and
>go driving. Brake rotors get amazingly hot in normal driving, so don't
>expect them to be cool enough to touch.
Yes, I have jacked up the car and it turns fairly easily - easily enough to
make it kind of difficult align the wheel studs with the holes in the wheel
for mounting given my cramped garage space. :) It keeps turning on me. hehe
Very glad you told me about brake rotors getting amazingly hot even in
normal driving. Just another thing I didn't know. Now I'll have some
confidence to drive this baby around to test it out.
>The whole caliper slides from side to side in its mounting. This is
>necessary for the caliper to center itself on the rotor as the brakes are
>applied and also as the pads wear. If the caliper can't slide from side to
>side, the pad opposing the piston will still be rubbing against the rotor
>after the brakes are released, and this pad will wear out at a much greater
>rate than the pad the piston is pushing on.
Tomorrow I'll have to go out and see if I can see what you mean on this
one. I'm having trouble visualizing the movement though I do understand
what you are saying about uneven wear.
Another kind lister on the MG list also gave me a good piece of advice.
Make sure the brake pads move freely within their recesses and quotes the
Haynes manual saying that a little filing of the pad backing plate may be
necessary to make this work. I'm going to read up on that in my Haynes and
take a look at that.
Again, thank you very much for your continuing advice. I very much
appreciate your help.
Philip
Burgundy 1974 Midget
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