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posted on July 11th, 2004 at 01:15 PM
front disc rotors minimum thickness
can anyone tell me the minimum thickness allowed for front disc rotors. i have a 69 beetle and the drivers side has a slight warp but the rotors dont
look very thick.
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posted on July 11th, 2004 at 03:29 PM
Its 8.5 mm
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posted on July 11th, 2004 at 10:47 PM
If they don't look all that juicy, and one of them has a warp, replace them. They aren't the most expensive things in the world.
Sometimes, by the time the warp is machined out of them, they are outside tolerance for thickness. Also, when they warp, it means the whole grain of
the metal bends, and they will probably warp again.
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