[viacondotti]

When the wheels are off, it's easy to poke through the brake dust packing the holes in the rotors.

 

[mikester]

Yes, you are probably the only one. opcorn:

 

[Lotus-Position]

Only in the privacy of my own garage...

 

[RichS]

I've run with someone at the track who brought a guy with him who did this between every session.

I use slotted rotors so I don't have to worry about it.

 

[MyFutureSelfnMe]

Our rotors are on backward anyway, so I figure packing some brake dust into the holes can't be that much worse.

 

[Viggen]

on my old saab (1988) I use to do that, those x-drilled rotor holes clogged really easily. Now the car has 335mm AP Racing brakes & they do not clog

Kinda defeats the purpose of having those holes if they are packed full of crap

 

[goelise]

what do you use to poke the hole with? a shish-ka-bob stick?

 

[viacondotti]

what do you use to poke the hole with? a shish-ka-bob stick?

A purpose-built tool: I clip a coat hanger.

 

[MyFutureSelfnMe]

Didn't you guys ever attend first grade? Use a pipe cleaner. They can do more than form miniature statues of animals.

 

[toedrag]

+1 to a Hanger and Pipe Cleaner...admittedly, the task does feel like a waste of time, but for some reason, I am compelled to keep doing it.:shrug:

 

[ChrisH]

+1 to a Hanger and Pipe Cleaner...admittedly, the task does feel like a waste of time, but for some reason, I am compelled to keep doing it.:shrug:

Classic OCD.



(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)

 

[Aedo]

Our rotors are on backward anyway, so I figure packing some brake dust into the holes can't be that much worse.

No true - only one side is backwards (there is only one design for the stock rotors)

 

[Flash G]

Wow.

I never would have thought about doing that in a million years. But I'll probably check out my "holes" the next time I drive the car.


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[Tracktimeplz]

I did this every oil change myself. If I had a track nearby, im sure itd be after every session. The holes will fully clog up, defeating their purpose.

 

[fpitas]

You guys don't figure that new dust just pushes the old dust out the backs of the holes?

 

[Tracktimeplz]

You guys don't figure that new dust just pushes the old dust out the backs of the holes?

Well, for one, no, its very VERY hard, and sometimes takes a real good tap to break the clunk out.

And two, even if that were true, you would have brakes that arent cooling efficiently, therefore fading faster than they should be.

 

[TimMullen]

When I work on the brakes, I have an air hose handy (because of the impact gun - for taking the wheels off, not on), so it's easy to blow the holes out. I also blow the crude out of the internal rotor vents on all my cars... :shrug: