Well... I did get an answer to this stupid problem of scraping rotors and it wasn't me. It seems the rotors were the wrong part and were supposed to go on a Civic, not a CRX, and were too thick, hence the rubbing. I had Tire Kingdom put in stock replacement rotors for now (I needed to drive the dang thing to work!). The place that screwed up this order was Noble Foreign Parts (http://www.nobleforeign.com) and they haven't replied to my email yet. I'll keep everyone posted.
-George "unhappy with Noble Foreign Auto Parts" ;( -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-crx@;mesaaz1.vwsi.net] On Behalf Of George Freeman Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 10:06 PM To: 'Kristian Hoffmann' Cc: 'CRX Mailing List' Subject: RE: CRX: Weekend problems... Thanks for the input Kristian. The Brembos are not slotted and yes, I was wondering whether or not the part numbers may be off. Am I correct in assuming '89 DX & '89 Si used the same rotors? I ordered the DX part number since my car is a DX. I'll probably get down to the local shop and have them look it over tomorrow first thing. This sucks! :( -George -----Original Message----- From: Kristian Hoffmann [mailto:khoff@;pc-intouch.com] Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 10:02 PM To: George Freeman Cc: 'CRX Mailing List' Subject: Re: CRX: Weekend problems... If those are slotted brembos, I think you're supposed to only use metallic brake pads. I'm not sure if that would cause what you're talking about, but something doesn't seem right. If you bought them locally, I'd go back to the store and have them check the part numbers. -Kristian On Sun, 29 Sep 2002, George Freeman wrote: > Okay, > > I just got done doing a long list of jobs to the 'Rex yesterday & > today. Replaced the rear bearings (finally) and it drives nice & quiet > now. That's the good news, now the bad news: I replaced the front > rotors with Brembo's and slapped in some ceramic pads as well and the > rotors are scarring! > > When I was installing the rotors, the calipers didn't want to sit > properly over the Brembo's in that the outer part of the caliper was > rubbing the rotor. I pulled the caliper and got out the Dremel and > ground down about a millimeter of mostly rust, then it cleared no > problem. After the first drive, I heard a *slight* rubbing noise > which I figured to be break-in sounds, then I checked the rotors and > noticed two distinct scars in the outer side of each rotor about 3/4 > away from the inner part of the rotor, not exactly where the caliper > was originally rubbing (inside's fine on both BTW). What the hell? > Are the Brembos too thick?! Have I destroyed the rotors in the 20 or > so miles I drove it today? > > > > George > '89 DX-Hybrid-D16Z6, 124k miles > "Seats, Suspension, Engine, MSD, next=dyno" > >
