Hi folks,
   I was going to punt on getting the front disk rotor cut, but then I
found out that a new one costs...

 
    $430!!!!!

    That is about what they charge for the GTS front wheel itself. This is
rediculous. I will have to figure out a way of getting it cut. After
70,000 miles, your discs are going to get scored too. Is there a way of
getting a machinist to do this job, and what machinists would be able to?

Thanks.

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I haven't really been following this but it seems like your disc (rotor)
is scored or galled and you need to have it machined smooth. The first
question is why? If your rotor is highly irregularly shaped then you
have a problem, but if it's only a little rough but NOT BLUE, then you
don't have to do ANYTHING. The first time you ride with the new pads,
run in a parking lot and ease onto the brakes a few times to conform the
pad to the shape of the rotor.

If your rotor is blued or severely scored you will have to have it
machined or replaced. The decision there should be based on how much
mass is still left to dissipate heat from braking friction.

Give me some specifics and I will try to help as much as I can using my
mfg background.


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     Eric J. Kauffman, P. E.

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Okay Eric, here's what happened to my front rotor. After participating
in a CLASS session at Road Atlanta a couple of years ago, I came home
with the front rotor scorched. Blue? I'm not sure, but it had definitely
discolored a bit. After replacing the SBS pads with EBC blacks the
performance was restored and the discoloration eventually scrubbed off
after a few weeks. Any dangers here?

Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC 
AMA #609423  // khawkins@gbncmail.ims.att.com