michigan rear brakes

[foolio]

just wanted to share this pic of my 120k mile Michigan rear brake rotors. took along time with a B F H to get these suckers off. also i just removed everything for the parking brake because Ive never used it anyways as you can see that wasn't even an option. lol

 

[Joe Dirt]

Yep yep... Gotta love Mitten corrosion.

 

[sport97]

Looks worse than mine did and I broke 2 hammers whacking mine off.

Funny part about mine is, my e-brake looked like that, no pads left, but it worked great. Now with new pads it doesn't work.

 

[foolio]

Funny part about mine is, my e-brake looked like that, no pads left, but it worked great. Now with new pads it doesn't work.

yeah that kinda stinks, i figured i never trusted or used mine on any of my trucks anyways so i might as well take all the rusty junk off, did the same thing when i did my ranger rear brakes but that one is a manual trans so once and a while a piece of 2x4 is needed for parking brake hahaha

 

[2TimingTom]

WOW! That is nasty.

 

[RomeovilleIL]

Somewhere someone is thinking they could turn that rotor and use it. LOL!

 

[foolio]

Maybe I should list them on craigslist for free and say they just need to be turned LOL

 

[Baddecision93]

I expect to see all the CA and AZ guys chiming in right about now....

 

[2TimingTom]

^^don't forget Colorado guys! Sure it snows here but we don't use that crap on our roads.

 

[bobflood]

I expect to see all the CA and AZ guys chiming in right about now....

And us Georgia guys also!!! I always cringe when I see underneath pics of y'alls trucks. I did ball joints and shocks last fall on my '97 EB and it looked brand new underneath. Not a single rusted or broken bolt.

 

[foolio]

you don't have to rub it in! haha

 

[bobflood]

you don't have to rub it in! haha

Trust me, I'm not!!! I thank the Lord every day that I no longer live in that kind of climate - Vermonter by birth, so I lived with it for many years.

 

[Baddecision93]

And us Georgia guys also!!! I always cringe when I see underneath pics of y'alls trucks. I did ball joints and shocks last fall on my '97 EB and it looked brand new underneath. Not a single rusted or broken bolt.

Trust me, I'm not!!! I thank the Lord every day that I no longer live in that kind of climate - Vermonter by birth, so I lived with it for many years.

Hahaha...he's a Georgia transplant and already using y'all. (Have to take some kind of jab here...it's my ridiculous jealousy at the lack of rust he lives with )

 

[bobflood]

Hahaha...he's a Georgia transplant and already using y'all. (Have to take some kind of jab here...it's my ridiculous jealousy at the lack of rust he lives with )

I've been here since 1979, so it's not hardly "already" - I come by the "y'alls" honestly. Plus, "protective coloration" is always a good thing!!

 

[Baddecision93]

I've been here since 1979, so it's not hardly "already" - I come by the "y'alls" honestly. Plus, "protective coloration" is always a good thing!!

Ok, since 79...I'll give it to you . Especially since I was born in 86 lol.

Is protective coloration another way to word what I call my stage II weight reduction kit? (Which is another way to say god-awful rust)

 

[bobflood]

Ok, since 79...I'll give it to you . Especially since I was born in 86 lol.

Is protective coloration another way to word what I call my stage II weight reduction kit? (Which is another way to say god-awful rust)

'86?? - Hell, I have shoes older than you!!!

"Protective coloration" is another term for camoflauge - it helps to sound more like a native down here.

I do love this site!!

 

[Ray Lobato]

Your token Californian here.

Yep, a little sand paper and that will clean up real nice.

 

[jlsparky7]

MI sucks.

 

[foolio]

Well maybe working on michigan cars is good experience. Because if I ever get to work on a non salted car it will be a piece of cake.

 

[Joe Dirt]

^ That's true ^

But I agree with jl- Michgan sucks.