eric00zx12r
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posted February 12, 2002 04:22 PM
Dial indicator for checking Rotors
anyone know where I can find a dial indicator to test the trueness of my front rotors (See if they are warped)?
None of the so called parts places around here has anything even close to useable.
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eric00zx12r
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posted February 12, 2002 05:03 PM
 Edited By: eric00zx12r on 12 Feb 2002 17:04
I found this, wonder if it would work
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=1717
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kcadby
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posted February 12, 2002 06:29 PM
That guage only has .030" travel...
That SERIOUSLY limits what you can use this guage for...
You would be much better off gettting a regular dial guage that has more travel (an INCH)...it can be used for many other things like...cam degreeing...
You can SEE your disc run-out by simply holding or clamping, tapeing something onto your front end that 'almost touches' the rotor...turn the wheel and watch the gap...
A guage will obviosly give you numbers but...the visual will let you see an obvious problem before you get the guage...
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TedG
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posted February 12, 2002 06:57 PM
Edited By: TedG on 12 Feb 2002 18:59
Harbor frieght has a regular dial indicator that will work fine.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=623
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redelk
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posted February 12, 2002 07:59 PM
I just got a "basic" one
Got one from AutoZone. It will measure up to 2" in increments of .001". I bought a "L" bracket that was at least an 1/8" thick at Home Depot. I think I have less then $30 in the whole "set up". It was VERY accurate and I learned quite a bit about rotor warp. Of course, I also learned of the disadvantages of drilling "L" brackets without eye protection too. That lesson involved a trip to a "doc-in-a-box" emergency room and later, an eye specialist... to get the metal out of my eye!
E-mail me at adcraft@cei.net and I send you some pictures of how I mounted it to the fork tubes. Hell, if you want, I'll send you my whole "report" on brake rotor warpage and some possible ways to actually reduce a slight warp in your rotors. I thought it was still here, but I couldn't find it after doing a quick search.
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