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what causes this?
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Dyoel182
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What causes rust and oxidation? Air and water interacting with metal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust 
plus the pads do not overlap the edge of the rotor
plus the pads do not overlap the edge of the rotorDyoel182
Addicted CEG'er
It looks bad but it doesnt affect performance. If it really bothers you you can always hit it with some primer spray the next time you have the wheel off.
many primers will absorb water :shrug:
Dyoel182
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Then dont paint them when they're wet?
Dyoel182
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Oh ok.
How do you know they arent making full contact? Not all pads touch 100% of the rotor out to the edge. Thats why most rotors have a lip when they're worn.
How do you know they arent making full contact? Not all pads touch 100% of the rotor out to the edge. Thats why most rotors have a lip when they're worn.
yea I know what you mean, maybe I just got some bad pads. cause the other side doesn't have that ring of rust from not making contact. i'll look into it again.
:nonono::nonono::nonono::nonono:
Dyoel182
Addicted CEG'er
The surest way to check would be to pull the pads and take a look at them. They should both be flat all the way across and anything else will tell you you maybe have a shim problem, a retainer problem or a even a piston problem.
Wah wah. :crazy:
Big Jim
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Or the retainer clips could be missing allowing the pads to wear unevenly.
zorrex
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I would tend to agree this is a viable option. For some reason many mechanics will forget about the retainer clips.