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Old 05-10-2010, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by anthonyb View Post
I've had rotors warp on my old 300E.

I will say, I don't think turning does anything for warped rotors, except make them more likely to warp again from shaving off rotating mass.
Most the time rotors are not actually warped but give the feeling they are due to high and low friction points caused by differently heated areas on the disc. This is why you'll feel it most slowing from a high rate of speed--you're generating more heat. The brakes on my 300E had this before I replaced them as well, and I've had cheap rotors do it on me after a year or two on other cars.
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