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Rust on rotors on a car sitting for 4-months
I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months.
My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used transmission. I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not be safe to drive due to rust on the rotors. Thanks |
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Rust on rotors on a car sitting for 4-months
techman41973 wrote:
> I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. > My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used > transmission. > I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. > My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. > I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. > My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not > be safe to drive > due to rust on the rotors. > Thanks Options: 1 - Replace the rotors with shiny new ones. 2 - Pull the wheels, and spin the rotors while scrubbing both sides with sandpaper, emery cloth, or a rotary wire brush on a drill. 3 - Drive it around the block a few times, braking carefully (ignore the noise) until the surface rust is scrubbed off by the pads. |
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Rust on rotors on a car sitting for 4-months
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>, techman41973 > wrote: > I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. > My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used > transmission. > I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. > My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. > I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. > My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not > be safe to drive > due to rust on the rotors. > Thanks Unless the rust is ungodly - as in huge amounts of pitting, etc that would be likely to cause problems, or the pads have "rotted out" or bound to the rotor - it's essentially meaningless. Even without any special "preparation", the first time you step on the brakes for a "serious" stop, the pads will scour the rotors damn near, if not totally, "fresh from the factory clean and shiny". Assuming it was my car and the tranny was replaced, I'd "cure" the rusty brake problem by simply taking a couple careful trips around the block while riding the brake lightly. After the first 50-100 feet of that, chances are good that you wouldn't be able to tell there was ever any rust on the rotors to begin with - unless enough of the rust-dust that gets rubbed off settles on the wheels to be visible. -- Email shown is deceased. If you would like to contact me by email, please post something that makes it obvious in this or another group you see me posting in with a "how to contact you" address, and I'll get back to you. |
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MasterBlaster > wrote in
news:LULQm.55676$PH1.21204@edtnps82: > techman41973 wrote: >> I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. >> My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used >> transmission. >> I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. >> My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. >> I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. >> My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not >> be safe to drive >> due to rust on the rotors. >> Thanks > Drive it around the block a few times, braking carefully (ignore the > noise) until the surface rust is scrubbed off by the pads. > Without a transmission? How? |
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wrote: > MasterBlaster > wrote in > news:LULQm.55676$PH1.21204@edtnps82: > > > techman41973 wrote: > >> I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. > >> My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used > >> transmission. > >> I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. > >> My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. > >> I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. > >> My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not > >> be safe to drive > >> due to rust on the rotors. > >> Thanks > > > Drive it around the block a few times, braking carefully (ignore the > > noise) until the surface rust is scrubbed off by the pads. > > > Without a transmission? How? Uhm... Hello? Read much? Which part of "...after I have the transmission replaced..." is unclear? Or are you just picking nits that even a low-grade moron would ignore so that you have an excuse to post something? -- Email shown is deceased. If you would like to contact me by email, please post something that makes it obvious in this or another group you see me posting in with a "how to contact you" address, and I'll get back to you. |
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"techman41973" > wrote in message ... >I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. > My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used > transmission. > I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. > My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. > I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. > My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not > be safe to drive > due to rust on the rotors. > Thanks Unless the rotors are seriously pitted, cracked, etc they will probably clean up after the pads are applied a few times. The 100% CYA advice is to fix and replace everything, but it is normally not needed. Just be careful until you find out exactly what the condition is. |
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techman41973 wrote: > > I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. > My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used > transmission. > I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. > My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. > I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. > My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not > be safe to drive > due to rust on the rotors. If the car were mine, I would be more concerned about rust on the calipers and/or brake lines. Calipers will often stick due to rust that welds mating surfaces together and brake lines often rust out at the lowest point in the line where small amounts of water tends to settle out of the fluid. While you're starting the engine once in a month it is a good idea to pump the brakes to stir up the brake fluid and keep the calipers from freezing up. -jim |
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Rust on rotors on a car sitting for 4-months
techman41973 wrote:
> I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. > My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used > transmission. > I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. > My concern is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. > I've heard this is normal when a car sits for long periods. > My concern is that after I have the transmission replaced, it may not > be safe to drive > due to rust on the rotors. > Thanks Normal for the rotors to rust. Best solution is to replace them with new rotors AND replace the pads, if they are semi-metallics they have also started to rust. Replacement rotors and pads are MUCH cheaper than the body-work and hospital bills!! BUT you could just pull them and have them cut enough to clean up and true the surfaces. Or just step on the brakes a couple times to clean off the rust. -- Steve W. |
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On Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:41:25 -0600, hls wrote:
> > "techman41973" > wrote in message > ... >>I have a 97 Accord that's been sitting for 4-months. >> My transmission died and I'm still debating replacing it with a used >> transmission. >> I start it once a month and added fuel stabilizer months ago. My concern >> is that the brake rotors are covered in rust. I've heard this is normal >> when a car sits for long periods. My concern is that after I have the >> transmission replaced, it may not be safe to drive >> due to rust on the rotors. >> Thanks > > Unless the rotors are seriously pitted, cracked, etc they will probably > clean up after the pads are applied a few times. The 100% CYA advice is > to fix and replace everything, but it is normally not needed. Just be > careful until you find out exactly what the condition is. I agree with this one. My Supra sits for 6 months, and my Subaru sits for 6 months (of course, the Supra is in a heated garage...) I just drive 'em. The rust comes off in the first few miles, and if it doesn't it means a caliper on theat wheel isn't functioning. My Scion collects rust just sitting for a week! |
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