since9
Campaign Veteran
I just replaced the front rotors on my truck, as Ford's factor originals had warped significantly, despite the fact there was plenty of wear left on them and the brakes were only half gone.
My concern is that the "old" rotors only had 38,000 miles on them, and they were nearly rusted through from the vented interior out! Some of the vent vanes were completely gone. Meanwhile, the vented disk rotors I had on my Acura were still good to go at 180,000 miles, and were free from rust, despite the fact that most of the time they were on the car I was in northern climes with salted roads. I tried to find stainless replacements, but nothing was available in town, so I got some medium-quality ones from Advance Auto.
My question is this: How do I protect the regular steel rotors from becoming obliterated with rust?
I'd thought of hitting it all over, inside and out, with Rusty Duck, as it's a high-temp, waterproof, very heavy weight grease, and a thin layer would stay put. Naturally, I'd clean the braking surface with break parts cleaner.
Anyone else experienced similar issues? How did you solve it?
My concern is that the "old" rotors only had 38,000 miles on them, and they were nearly rusted through from the vented interior out! Some of the vent vanes were completely gone. Meanwhile, the vented disk rotors I had on my Acura were still good to go at 180,000 miles, and were free from rust, despite the fact that most of the time they were on the car I was in northern climes with salted roads. I tried to find stainless replacements, but nothing was available in town, so I got some medium-quality ones from Advance Auto.
My question is this: How do I protect the regular steel rotors from becoming obliterated with rust?
I'd thought of hitting it all over, inside and out, with Rusty Duck, as it's a high-temp, waterproof, very heavy weight grease, and a thin layer would stay put. Naturally, I'd clean the braking surface with break parts cleaner.
Anyone else experienced similar issues? How did you solve it?