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Old January 5th 05, 05:55 AM
jim beam
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John Ings wrote:
> On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 16:56:28 -0500, Alex Rodriguez >
> wrote:
>
>
>>>>I just bought a new 2005 Accord coupe EX V6 (manual transmission) and
>>>>noticed that there's rust all over the rims of the brakes as well as a
>>>>couple of other components in that area (but not on the brake surfaces
>>>>themselves). Needless to say, I'm not very happy about this. Does
>>>>anybody have any opinion on this? Is that normal or expected?
>>>
>>>Yes it's normal. How could you protect the rim of a brake rotor from
>>>rust? It can't be painted or oiled because it gets damn hot.

>>
>>Not to mention your car won't stop until the oil/paint is worn. Not a
>>good thing.

>
>
> No, he's not talking about the braking surface. Notice he says "the
> rims of the brakes"? The rims of the rotors do get rusty pretty quick,
> and would probably dissipate heat better if they didn't, but nobody
> has figured out how to keep them rust free on a street machine.


it's easy to keep them free of rust - use a non-rusting material. the
trouble is increased cost and often inferior properties. so there's no
point.

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