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Offline n3xtgen

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What is this and should I be concerned?
« on: July 23, 2016, 10:50:39 am »
My car has been sitting for over a week and today when I re-parked it I noticed the following fall out from the front left wheel
Does anyone know what this is and if I should be concerned? I drove the car back and forth and hit the breaks multiple times and everything seems to be good.



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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2016, 11:23:33 am »
Can you still see a brake rotor?  :o
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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2016, 12:01:23 pm »
I'd get that vehicle up on a hoist and a good mechanic underneath A.S.A.P.!   Get it fixed.
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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2016, 12:04:12 pm »
I would say you have a serious brake issue. Get the wheels off and inspect ASAP before you even think about driving anywhere

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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2016, 12:19:14 pm »
Could just be the dust shield has rusted away and fallen off. No biggie if that's the case, but you definitely need to find out what's going on for certain. Take off the wheel and have a proper look.

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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2016, 01:59:03 pm »
was going to say dust shield...

front wheels though eh?... hmmm... get it looked at. brakes will still work at low speeds even without much actually there, so be careful.

likely though, the shield just behind the rotors... when the wheel is cold, reach behind (if you can through your rims) and feel for a thin piece of metal back there at about the same dimensions of the rotor itself. if it's not there or feels jagged and broken, that would be it. not an integral part, but if that's gone, might be worth making sure nothing else has rotten away... (be careful not to cut yourself!)
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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2016, 04:54:51 pm »
Jacked up the car. Looks like the back of the rotor rusted off a bit. This part is not used or touched by the break so I think im good. Phew :)
You can see in this image where it fell off from (the bottom rusted looking area)

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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2016, 10:02:17 pm »
You need new discs and pads

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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2016, 10:51:34 pm »
Quote from: Fobroader on July 23, 2016, 10:02:17 pm
You need new discs and pads

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Yeah, that's a pretty good chunk of the swept area missing from that rotor.
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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2016, 07:18:20 am »
IF you passed it ......................YES................ :o
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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2016, 03:35:54 pm »
yeah, get new brakes. if the discrepancy between the wear path and the rim is that thick, you have worn a good chunk off.
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Re: What is this and should I be concerned?
« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2016, 01:21:18 pm »
   I can see the rubbed surface but can't determine where the disc thickness ends...it's a whole pile of rust ready to drop by the look of it.
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