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Originally Posted by dmorrison
All the warped rotors are being caused by the "cotton gin waste" in the oil filters we have. It a Mercedes conspiricy  . They want out cars to fail so we buy new ones.
Dave |
There was a fellow who knew quite a bit about brakes and he is adamant that he's never seen a "warped" rotor. What's happening is that the pad material transfers to the rotor in an uneven pattern and accumulates at several points on the rotor. This process feeds on itself until the buildup is large enough for the driver to notice (maybe .005" or more).
I'm a bit curious as to whether he's right about that. I can assure you that the SDL never saw any heavy braking action in the last 20K miles. There is just no possible way the rotors got hot enough to "warp" themselves.