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Old 20-04-2012, 01:25 PM   #1
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Default gouge found in rotor

I was just chasing noises in my BA and had another look at my front brake pads for wear and just generally "looking"

I noticed on the "inside" (basically the rotor is two parts joined by some sort of air chamber) that their was a large "nick"/chip/chunk taken out

it looks like it was machined in there.....is this normal for balancing or has the rotor been subjected to an impact.....feels too smooth with a rounded base to be an impact

sorry I still cant upload pics......the gods of attachments do not smile upon me

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Old 20-04-2012, 03:07 PM   #2
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sorry I still cant upload pics......the gods of attachments do not smile upon me
Tried Photobucket?
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Old 20-04-2012, 03:24 PM   #3
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yep!.....the problem is my end....I can upload to other fora but just not this one..keeps saying the whatsits are too big regardless of how small I make them

I'll have a look over the weekend if I can get rid of the free loaders that are coming to eat all my tucker
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Old 20-04-2012, 03:26 PM   #4
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Can you Email them to me and I'll see what I can do.
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Old 20-04-2012, 03:36 PM   #5
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i`d put a tenner on its balanceing.
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Old 20-04-2012, 03:39 PM   #6
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sounds like a balancing mark to me.
Does it look like this?
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Old 20-04-2012, 03:58 PM   #7
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yep Dont worry about it
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Old 20-04-2012, 04:39 PM   #8
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Default Re: gouge found in rotor

pretty much identical.....a little shorter but definitely the same....thanks folks...I thought as much but best to be sure

I'll have another go at the photos on the weekend it's just something I am not doing correctly on my end......very frustrating as I'm a keen photog and have a lot of pics that I'd like to put in the photog section
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