Re: [DML] brake runout specs (revisited)

["Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx>]

I made another observation concerning my rear brake runout problem: It
appears that a significant part (but not all) of the runout (wobble) is due
to the way that the rotor seats on the hub. I don't know if this is due to
a bent or uneven hub or to a poorly made rotor. (The problem is about the
same on both sides.) I didn't check the rear wheels for runout, but plan to
soon. I cleaned it all very thoroughly before I seated the rotor.

The wobble is bad enough that it almost makes adjusting the hand brake a
moot point. I'm wondering now if the reason that one of my OEM parking
brake pads came apart is because it was getting slapped by the rotor runout.
(That would have been the OEM rotor at the time.) If anyone is adjusting
their hand brakes, be sure to spin the rotor a complete revolution for
incase the runout is at an awkward spot.

The local autoparts store didn't have the exact size cottor pin to hold the
hand brake adjustment. A 3/32 was too thin, and a 1/16 was almost too
thick. There is no size in-between unless it's metric? I managed to get
the 1/16 size through the holes with a little fussing.

Walt Tampa, FL