stones in brakes

[mike150]

what can i do every time i go mudin i get stones stuck behind my front brake rotor and thay grind so ever time i have to pull my rotor off and get them out any ideas please

 

[AllanD]

For serious "mudding" it is common to remove the brake "dust" shields.

They are supposed to keep crap off of the brakes, but very often
in extreme conditions they hold stuff in.

Additionally they also block efforts to pressure wash that crap out of the front end.



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[mike150]

For serious "mudding" it is common to remove the brake "dust" shields.

They are supposed to keep crap off of the brakes, but very often
in extreme conditions they hold stuff in.

Additionally they also block efforts to pressure wash that crap out of the front end.



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what are thay there for will takeing affect them in any way

 

[Captain Ledd]

what are thay there for will takeing affect them in any way

Allan already said: They're supposed to keep things off of the brakes, but in extreme conditions they get things (stones) stuck in there and the shields prevent them from simply falling out.

Taking them off won't hurt a thing. I don't run them on my '84.

 

[AllanD]

I run them on my truck because intentionally taking my truck into mud is
about appealing to me as involuntatily being initiated into anal sex...

I've got no problem with Rocks (smaller ones), Gravel or Sand, but my prime reason for having a 4x4 is SNOW

I do run dust shields because their OTHER job is an aerodynamic one
in controlling (as in "Directing") the flow of air through the brakes
and since my supercab is primarily a highway runner and tow vehicle...

WITH the brake dust shields you'd think the brakes would run warmer,
when infact the opposite is the truth.

They direct air into the backside of the rotor hub to the internal cooling ducts.
Without this there's be a much greater temperature differential between the
back (spindle) side of the rotor and the front (wheel side)

Most people have difficulty grasping that the outer side of the rotor,
the wheel side, runs hotter than the inboard side.
yes the side facing the wheel is the hot side, because the face
of the wheel is a "low pressure area" and air frows from UNDER the
vehicle to the hub of the rotor, the rotor operates like a centrifugal
pump then the hot air flows out through the face of the wheel...

So if you drive mountain roads at high speed you probably want your dust shields.

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