Teckheng Neutral Newbie November 18, 2003 Share November 18, 2003 My car onli 1 mth ++ but mi disc brake has small patches of rust on it... I walked ard the mscp and realised alot of SD_cars also have tis problem... Any suggestions? :) ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triston77 1st Gear November 18, 2003 Share November 18, 2003 i think it's normal. my car park in the open..if rain , a few hours later will have rust already. but drive abt a bit, and it'll be gone. no worries...and i think it's definitely not advisable to oil u'r brake disc like how we did to our rifles in NS!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavvy Clutched November 18, 2003 Share November 18, 2003 normal to rust... drive around and your brakes get to work.. will 'cleanse' the rust away.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear November 20, 2003 Share November 20, 2003 it's normal as all disc rotor are made of steel, in one form or other as long as the surface that's comes in contact with the brake pads are shinny, it's ok. However, if you park for a few hours after washing the car & wheels, you'll find that some minor rust will form on the rotor but it's ok, just drive off & slowly tapped on the brakes & it'll go off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeost220 Neutral Newbie November 20, 2003 Share November 20, 2003 yup dun worry man..itz normal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Clutched November 20, 2003 Share November 20, 2003 Hi Teckheng, It is normal. This usually happens after washing one's car and being in the rain...esp the rims/tyres area.... rust will form there after a while. It will normally go off after driving around for a while and gently use the brakes initially to clean off the rust from the rotors/discs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiorook Neutral Newbie November 21, 2003 Share November 21, 2003 "[Teckheng] Re: Rusty disc brake [in reply to] Reply it's normal as all disc rotor are made of steel, in one form or other as long as the surface that's comes in contact with the brake pads are shinny, it's ok. " I thought once that surface (is that called the rotor?) become shiny, it is THE PROBLEM, indicating that there is less grip? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie November 21, 2003 Share November 21, 2003 My car onli 1 mth ++ but mi disc brake has small patches of rust on it... I walked ard the mscp and realised alot of SD_cars also have tis problem... Any suggestions? :) Just check your disc after a drive and viola! the disc becomes clean again! Normal lah bro...... More rust after you wash your car or after rain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madarmour Neutral Newbie November 21, 2003 Share November 21, 2003 I thought once that surface (is that called the rotor?) become shiny, it is THE PROBLEM, indicating that there is less grip? Look at the discs/rotors of cars that has just stopped/parked and you'll find that the rotors are all shiny. Then your problem will be a non issue... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear November 21, 2003 Share November 21, 2003 I thought once that surface (is that called the rotor?) become shiny, it is THE PROBLEM, indicating that there is less grip? Not really, less grip is when the rotor are wear thin (most of the time have to remove wheel to check physically, unless your alloy rims allow fingers to reach the rotor). The rotor being steel material, it will rub with the brake pads & there by creating friction & this friction causes the wheel to stop spinning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolidlim Neutral Newbie November 23, 2003 Share November 23, 2003 Bro, dun worry... It is very normal. It usaully gets rusty when ever it rains or comes into contact with water. The brake pad is baring the disc(metal) surface, thats why its exposed to all weather and stuffs... Its perfectly normal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmythos Neutral Newbie November 23, 2003 Share November 23, 2003 (edited) don wan see rust? then go change to ceramic brakes lor hahaha... er.. whatever the case, don go spray WD40 or lubricating oil on it leh... Edited November 23, 2003 by Mmythos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear November 24, 2003 Share November 24, 2003 er.. whatever the case, don go spray WD40 or lubricating oil on it leh... oh yes, that's a no-no Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liang Neutral Newbie November 24, 2003 Share November 24, 2003 Just curious. How bad would it be if someone applied oil, WD40, etc on their brake disc? Is it total loss of braking? I think the brake is "powerful" enough to "bite through" the oil/WD40, so maybe lose a bit of braking power until the brake clean the disc like it clean the rust. Unless it is some super duper lub! Anyone knows? Anyone tried and survived? And no, I am not about to try it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear November 25, 2003 Share November 25, 2003 even though the WD-40 is water base but there's still a fair bit of lubricant (oil based) on it. The main worry is that if the WD-40 were to be absorbed into the brake pads, then the pad will loose it's frictional properties Any yes, don't try it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolidlim Neutral Newbie November 25, 2003 Share November 25, 2003 How bad.... Very bad lor... imagine the discs is for you to create friction in order for u to stop and u lubricate it, how to create the friction?? The barke pads are unable to grab that .... Most likely, ACCIDENTS will happen lor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Neutral Newbie November 30, 2003 Share November 30, 2003 My car onli 1 mth ++ but mi disc brake has small patches of rust on it... I walked ard the mscp and realised alot of SD_cars also have tis problem... Any suggestions? :) No worry. Its perfectly normal. Don't have to do anything Go take a look at the red Ferrari 360 parked just Orchard Hello shop for DBS credit card promotion.. The rotors also rust like nobody'w business ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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