BigKriss Member 42 Member For: 14y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Australia Posted 20/08/18 11:49 PM Author Posted 20/08/18 11:49 PM I've spaced the lining to 189mm
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 30,115 Member For: 18y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/08/18 12:08 AM Posted 21/08/18 12:08 AM woo, success
BigKriss Member 42 Member For: 14y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Australia Posted 21/08/18 02:30 AM Author Posted 21/08/18 02:30 AM I finished the left side now and it seems okThe adjuster seems hard to get to with the rotor onI had difficulty getting the new rotor to sit flush as wellTook it for a spin it seems ok
4321 Legacy Donating Member 257 Member For: 12y 6m 7d Posted 21/08/18 11:34 AM Posted 21/08/18 11:34 AM It's important to get the rotor to sit on the hub properly. It's too late now but you should have sanded the hub between the wheel studs to remove the rust
BigKriss Member 42 Member For: 14y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Australia Posted 21/08/18 12:27 PM Author Posted 21/08/18 12:27 PM Hi mate, I used a wire wheel on the wheel itself and also on the hub. I tried to get rid of all the rust. 1
BigKriss Member 42 Member For: 14y 10m 5d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, Australia Posted 22/08/18 12:15 PM Author Posted 22/08/18 12:15 PM Thanks for everyone's replies and arronm's detailed replies with picsThe left side took about 2 hours to completeThe rotor came off quite easilyThese rotors were from DBA slotted type as wellWhoever installed them put them the wrong way around I mean left to rightFor the front I have remsa pads, I found with the 6 piston brembos, they didn't fade at Wakefield. I like these as street pads.Next I'm going to put Bendix Ultimate in the front, followed by qfm zx2800.
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 30,115 Member For: 18y 5m 24d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 22/08/18 01:38 PM Posted 22/08/18 01:38 PM good job on getting it sorted
El Andrew Legacy Donating Member 2,040 Member For: 11y 5m 12d Gender: Male Location: Canberra ACT Posted 23/08/18 12:05 AM Posted 23/08/18 12:05 AM I'll be doing rear rotors soon, so learned lots from this thread. Might give it all an overnight treatment with a few litres of wd40 first!
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