These magic solutions never work out. I have several shelves full of old
half used bottles of "Engine Medic", "Transmission Miracle", etc... Another
shelf is covered with strange tools used to measure imperceptible phenomena
of apparently great significance. Never did a damned thing except empty my
wallet. Got smarter eventually and just fix problems with good parts or get
screwed by dealer and pay him to do the job (both meanings). Now I am going
to fill a few boxes full of the toxic waste and rusty viberflizzits and wait
for the city to have a Hazardous Garbage day and get rid of it all.
For all the idiotic things I used to do to get my machines running, brakes
are the one thing I never went too cheap on. If you think rotors are
expensive, try a nice oak coffin on for size. On the other hand, I recall
driving a 1981 Oldsmobile 6.6L diesel stationwagon for 4 months with no
working hydraulic assist on the brakes or the steering. I had a leg like an
ostrich trying to stop that lump of iron with only foot power. Such fun
driving on the highway in traffic when some Porche would shoot into the
space in front and stamp on the brakes. People used to say at the office,
"How do you do it? You're always so alert when you arrive in the morning".
But I digress...
As Randall said, have the mechanics do the brakes on the lathe.
Mark Hooper
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Young [mailto:Ryoung@navcomtech.com]
Sent: March 16, 2003 10:25 PM
To: Triumph Team. Net
Subject: RE: Brake Tru???
> Yes, I just saw the commercial on TV for this on car rotor
> re-surfacer. Any
> one tried this out?
>
> www.braketru.com/
>
No, and I don't believe I will be, either.
First, it's only applicable to disc brakes on the drive wheels which AFAIK
lets out 99.99% of all Triumphs, certainly all of mine.
Second, it's only a single-shot tool; for $20 a shot I can have rotors
resurfaced at the shop.
And third, while it might improve brake efficiency for awhile, it's going to
shorten the life of the rotors and pads. I have a feeling the effect won't
last very long either, certainly not the life of the rotor, maybe not even
the life of the pads.
I also have doubts about it's ability to true the rotors. Since it's
basically just sandpaper that you glue to your brake pads temporarily, seems
to me the caliper would follow any warp in the rotors, just like it usually
does. They also make no mention of pulling the wheel bearings up tighter,
which I understand most manufacturers recommend for caliper-mounted lathes.
If I want better disc brake efficiency, I'll go buy some EBC pads ...
Randall
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