Checking My Rotors - Question

[MM2004]

Question for the collective...

The amount of rust that gathers on my rotors while sitting for a few days is concerning me.

Even though the rust is removed after hitting the brakes, I cannot help to wonder what the long-term affects to the rotors could be :confused: .

Could the rust make the brakes wear prematurely? Is pitting a possibility?

Currently, I drive the beast about 1 or 2 times a week, and with winter upon us, driving will be a lot less.

I keep the Beast under a California Cover as there is too much crap in the garage to squeeze in a moped :mad: .

If my Wife would go out of town for a few days, It would be emptied out, with enough room to park 2 MM's in there :D . Hmmmm...

[MM2004]

Bump, bump,...

[Bradley G]

Our OEM rotors are junk.
Mine warped after 10 K and again at 25 K.
Only one cut, and they are done.
A little surface rust will not make them pit.
Chicagos' salty winters will.

[jgc61sr2002]

IMO If you are parked outside for an extended period rust can damage the rotors.
PS - clean out the garage and put your Marauder inside. End of problem.:D

[Warpath]

My Cobra rotors don't rust unless they get wet. I only drive it in fair weather. So, they don't rust until I wash it. Keeping your MM in the garage will slow down rust. Emphasis on slow down. There is no way to stop it. So, don't worry about it. If they ever do get bad, they're easy to change.

[TripleTransAm]

And if you ARE going to winter-drive it, nothing is worse than parking it indoors after every drive. The raised temperatures and humid environment all conspire to accelerate corrosion. The winter cars that last the longest are the ones who remain outdoors as often as possible.

[dwasson]

And if you ARE going to winter-drive it, nothing is worse than parking it indoors after every drive. The raised temperatures and humid environment all conspire to accelerate corrosion. The winter cars that last the longest are the ones who remain outdoors as often as possible.

There have been studies in Sweden that support this. If you drive it in the winter keeping the car cold all the time slows rust. But as they say, "Rust never sleeps."

[TripleTransAm]

There have been studies in Sweden that support this. If you drive it in the winter keeping the car cold all the time slows rust. But as they say, "Rust never sleeps."


What a coincidence. My wife is Swedish...

Seriously, there are a large number of VOVs (Very Old Volvos) running around there with odometer readings that would leave one dizzy, yet they look fairly solid. Ugly, but solid...

It's been a while since I was there during a winter season and while I can't say if they use the same amount of road salt as here, they do use some. It is also mandatory to use studded tires. And yet their roads are SO nice....

If I had unlimited cash, one of my 'must-do' things would be to show up at my in-laws with a '78 Trans Am.