'99 SLT - Front Brake Rotors Disintegrating
Hello Everyone,
Yesterday was another surprise. Took off the front driver's wheel just to check a vibration i heard. Turned out just to be a stick scraping the backing plate - no problem. What I did not expect was next. After admiring how nicely the outside face of my rotors are wearing and how much brake pads remain on my 26k mile ride, I was shocked to take a closer look at the inside face of the rotors. The surface was flaking off near the inner edge and in the middle of the rotor area. I couldnt believe it. The brakes had been smooth, no pulsing, but beginning to lose bite. As the day turned out, I replaced both front rotors with new Raybestos PG rotors and new quality pads. I don't brake hard, no towing - nothing but easy driving. These were the orginal factory setup. The calipers were not binding, hoses ok, pads worn evenly. Anyone else ever seen anything like this? The rotor material can be flaked off with a fingernail. Scary.
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