Posted on 09/29/2021 5:44:16 AM PDT by Chicory
Earlier this month, I got my front brakes fixed. Several months ago, I got my rear brakes done.
My hubcaps are the modern kind that have holes you can see your brakes through.
So yesterday I noticed that the brake part that is painted silver, the caliper, on all my other wheels is lightly rusted all over on my left front brake. It does not even look like my months-old rear brakes; it is not at all painted like the others.
I feel like this is a problem. This is the same garage that has done a ton of work on two cars for me, so I tend to trust them, so I thought I would see if I could find something out before bringing it up to them.
Thanks so much for any information about this!
WTF, this is news? Stop posting this crap on the news page. Please.
What news, foul mouth?
It’s on Bloggers/Personal.
Chit/Chat Misc Dummie plus nothing in the side bars
Light rust on a caliper has no effect on function.
Describe the problem. Diagnosing a problem with your diagnosis as the only input is not helpful.
Was it rusted before you brought it to the shop?
Wish I could tell you more. Just ask them. Probably got different parts. Garages don’t all stock parts themselves; they get it from distributors or local parts stores. (I worked at the latter decades ago and delivery to garages was a big part of it.) Sometimes those stores stock different brands from one time to the next.
I always do my own brakes. That is until this old body can’t do it anymore.
The wife’s 06 mustang the visible rotors show visible rust if not driven daily. Goes away as quick. These are stock Ford rotors
It was replaced.
Sounds like they replaced a caliper and didn’t bother to paint it to match the rest.
Time was when a wire brush and a can of black or silver spray paint were a mechanic’s best friends.
Re: 10 - That’s presumptuous on your part. He said he replaced the brakes. It’s presumptuous on my part that he means pads and rotors.
Possible causes:
Stuck caliber, that would cause a rotor to get hot and burn all the paint off.
Something else rubbing on the rotor?
As others have said it could be two different parts. The caliber is an easy check. If you don’t feel comfortable doing that take back to the shop to did the work. Basically check the wheel off the ground try to rotate the tire. If it is front-wheel-drive make sure that the rear wheels blocked and the vehicle in the neutral.
If it’s a stuck caliber most likely your gas mileage has gone down significantly.
In any case get it looked at sooner rather than later.
A brake job wouldn’t have replaced the calipers unless the vehicle had several hundred thousand miles on it.
You’d have to check your invoices to see if calipers were actually replaced. If so, ask if they were “rebuilt” calipers.
If so, you are likely not to get consistent appearance or quality in the clean up job they do on the steel part, so would be no surpise if one dirties/rusts up quicker than another. No threat to function, regardless.
One possibility though is if, for some reason, that particular caliper is not clamping well and the others are making up for its deficiency. If you notice lack of wear on those pads/rotor compared to the others, the caliper may be bad.
Breaking makes calipers hot and can often make rust disappear. I’ve had older brakes look rusty the day after getting them wet. It usually resumes normal appearance after use. Point being a cooler caliper will not burn off rust as fast.
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Re-Reading your post it would seem you think the rust itself is a problem. It is not. The seals will be leaky as all get out by the time the caliper has functional problems due to rust.
Paint is largely for cosmetics only. You could have them paint it to match the others, but dont expect them to do it for free. Some re-manufacturers paint to make things shiny and new looking. (I prefer well re-manufactured parts if they are low wear parts like calipers because they are often closer to the OEM spec than the OEM replacement parts or aftermarket new parts.) OEM replacement parts (often stuff that doesn’t make OEM specs so goes to the aftermarket or as replacement parts to reduce warranty and because of build ease at the factory) often will have a light coat of rust preventative and no paint. That coating washes off and they will rust same as the cars coming off the dealers lot.
If the brakes work fine with no pulsation and good stopping power don’t sweat it.
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