Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware
01-21-2004, 11:21 PM
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Melting Slicks
Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (norvalwilhelm)
About how much does that much lead weigh? Or rather, how much material do you think you removed? Have you noticed any vibrations at high speed? Are you going to balance your hubs too or is the weight insignificant compared to the rest? Just how fast do you plan on going? :D
Now that my frontend is rebuilt, I will finally be able to see triple digits without fearing for my life...
Now that my frontend is rebuilt, I will finally be able to see triple digits without fearing for my life...
01-22-2004, 04:58 AM
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Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (norvalwilhelm)
looks like a fun project
but folks should NOT get the impression that removing mass from a rotor is good thing. more mass allows for more energy to be converted.
but folks should NOT get the impression that removing mass from a rotor is good thing. more mass allows for more energy to be converted.
01-22-2004, 06:45 AM
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Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (norvalwilhelm)
I think we should have a special section at the corvettefaq.com dedicated just to your great articles! :yesnod:
01-22-2004, 07:35 AM
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Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (norvalwilhelm)
that looks like a much better way of doing it than hammeing those little tubes in the vanes, those tubes like to come out and fly away.
01-22-2004, 07:54 AM
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Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (norvalwilhelm)
Norval I like that lathe. Is that about a 15" geared head? That what I need to true rear spindles and rotors.
Guys, many have asked how the shops remove runout with new or used rotors aftere new bearigns are installed. Norvals picture shows it, only instead of the fixture the spindle is mounted in the lathe with the rotor rivited or bolted on.Mount an indicator against the rotor and slowly spin by hand to check the runout.
Gary
Guys, many have asked how the shops remove runout with new or used rotors aftere new bearigns are installed. Norvals picture shows it, only instead of the fixture the spindle is mounted in the lathe with the rotor rivited or bolted on.Mount an indicator against the rotor and slowly spin by hand to check the runout.
Gary
01-22-2004, 11:49 AM
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Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (norvalwilhelm)
Not having enough mass to store the energy is only a problem if the energy isn't vented away fast enough :cheers:
01-23-2004, 12:50 AM
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Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (norvalwilhelm)
your an idiot :leaving:
edit:
that was a bit harsh.
but your rotors are VERY unsafe now and not to mention- they stop worse and IMHO look silly.
performance and safety just took a nose dive.
[Modified by TreyZ28, 12:59 AM 1/23/2004]
edit:
that was a bit harsh.
but your rotors are VERY unsafe now and not to mention- they stop worse and IMHO look silly.
performance and safety just took a nose dive.
[Modified by TreyZ28, 12:59 AM 1/23/2004]
01-23-2004, 01:21 AM
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Melting Slicks
Re: Balancing your brake rotors, dialup beware (TreyZ28)
hmm, you're not too smart are you? If you'd read, he's had the same rotors for 10 (!!) years, they've been drilled for quite a while too. The person you're calling an idiot has a huge amount of fabrication and engineering experience. What do you have?
Maybe you should -> :leaving:
Maybe you should -> :leaving: