2002 Monte Carlo with 4 wheel disc brakes.... I keep the car outside covered by a car
cover. It gets used every 3 or 4 months for special trips, but stays idle most of the
time...sorta like a spare backup vehicle when the daily driver is in for maintenance or
repair.

Is there any way to minimize rust from forming on the rotors?? I know a little rust
is normal but these are rusting pretty badly and screwing up the pads..... Seems
that I have to disassemble and clean the brake parts before using the car.

Is there a way to prevent this from happening ??? It's not worthwhile taking the
car out every week and then have to clean the road garbage off the paint coat and
windows..... depending upon time of year, the roads are wet...snowy, dirty or full of
tar, bugs and insects.

What other options are available ? Shoot brake parts cleaner on the rotors and
pads and wipe them off before using car ??

Help !!!

Tia

Peter

Have you tried putting grease on the rotors?


mike


"Peter" <Peter (AT) spamtrap (DOT) net> wrote

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:26:11 -0400, "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote:

What am I missing here?? Grease on the rotors (even WD40) will saturate and ruin
the pads..will it not ?? Rotors and pads are fully assembled on car.

?????

Peter

Peter wrote:
Take the rotors off and store them where it is dry.

Ya think? I merely answer the question asked. LOL

mike


"Peter" <Peter (AT) spamtrap (DOT) net> wrote

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:21:56 -0400, "Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote:


Just remember.... other people are reading this thread also....so if a whole bunch of
cars go sliding past stop signs in your neighborhood... you have no one to blame
but yourself !!!

Peter (Well at least the rotor's don't rust anymore).

On Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:54:09 -0500, pAuL <";oi-up97g"@houston.rr.com> wrote:

Sounds like a royal pita, but I can get them back on and adjusted in less than an
hour......so yeah..... this might be workable if other options are not available.

I know dealers have the same problem with cars sitting on their lots for a few months...
how do they manage the problem ??

Peter

Peter wrote:
Hi Peter...

Just in case - it was clearly a joke - the winking smiley
face at the end of the line indicated it.

(and for what little it's worth, it wouldn't stop either)

I'm not a mechanic, just an old retired electrical guy who
does about 1000 km's a year, and I have the same problem....
can't think of any way to prevent flash rusting.

Take care.

Ken

Peter wrote:
When I worked at the Chevy and Ford dealerships, we did not worry
about it. Some times the pads would rust to the rotors and there
would be a noticeble jerk when starting out.
But the rust never seemed to hurt anything.

Don't worry about it, the first time you brake, it will shear the rust off.

"Peter" <Peter (AT) spamtrap (DOT) net> wrote