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> Warped Rotor?
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post Jun 4 2001, 07:19 PM
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I jacked up the right tire where I suspected the vibration was coming from and the tire would barely move, I had to move it with two hands. It also had a half that moved more freely than the other half.<br> i then jacked up the other side to see how that tire rolled. It would spin about halfway around freely with only one hand turning it, and had no hard spots. Does it sound like a warped rotor?
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post Jun 5 2001, 06:17 AM
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Very possible, does it sound like it's dragging? It'll make a sound if it is. That would explain the heat too.<br><br>It could also be a wheel that's cocked a little on the bearing.
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post Jun 9 2001, 08:57 PM
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Hey Kreutzer thanks for the help, it was warped rotors. I bought two new ones and the problem is gone. A brake job on this supra should be a cake walk, now if I could figure how those rotors got warped. Are they known for warping easy? I also ordered my lexus AFM for 140$ shipped, used of course.<br><br> Thanks, Dominic<br> 91T
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post Jun 10 2001, 07:59 AM
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Well Dom, I'm not sure about Toyota rotors susceptibility to warping in particular, but my experience with warping (On my Dodge) was totally caused by incorrect torquing of the lug nuts. First time it happened to me, I was pretty clueless about it. Crap, I'd always just tightened them as much as I could.<br><br>You've got to use a torque wrench on the nuts these days. The old pastitime of NASCAR style slamming them on as tight as you can get them ith a pneuamatic lug wrench is long gone. You can buy one of those big spring tension torque wrenches that click at the right torque pretty cheap, but they're just for the lug nuts. If you do serious engine work get one with a guage on it.
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