Rusting of discs on my 2000 Camry, help!

Oct 04, 2003 4 Replies
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Hi people,



I am very worry now that my area(Toronto GTA) has been raining for weeks now and my 2000 Camry's disc brakes are rusting badly. The actual braking surface is barely ok with the friction removing most of the rusts, but other areas are not. I can clearly see heavy rusting on the two rear disc's axiles and very bad rust between the internal area of every disc. Braking seems to be normal for now, but I don't want the braking system failing while I am driving 120km/hr on the highway.



Is this going to be a serious problem? Is there any way to slow/stop/reverse the rusting other than an expensive replacement of the discs and braking clamps?



Please help!



Frank


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Unless the vehicle sits uused for several years don"t worry about it - only the friction area swept by the pads are used in braking. They are cleaned and shined the first time you touch the brakes and drive. If it bothers you brush on some Naval Jelley (HW store). It stops rust and coats metal with a black rust shield. Avoid getting it on the pads though.

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What I did on my Solara is use a product called POR-15 to paint the areas that the pads do not touch. After 2 months, so far so good. This paint is very tough and handles heat well.

There are other paints similair to POR-15 that work just as well. One such paint is from PM Industries called Permanent Rust Sealer. You can get it at restorationpaints.com. It has a high solids content and you can paint over it later with other paints if you want.

One nice feature about these types of paints, is that they are made to work with rust. Just knock off the loose rust, clean the surface and paint.

Hope this helps.

Scot

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Thank you all for the replys. If I find the brakes are bothering me too much I will find a free day to try out the products mentioned. Thanks!

Frank

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Frank,

I too am in the Toronto GTA area and agree that the rain has been tiddling down for weeks now. Don't worry about the rust. As you drive the car, the applying of brakes will remove all the rust. Another thing I do with my

2002 Camry LE V6 is before I wash the car, I apply some CLR stuff on my brake discs and then get a car wash with a GOOD high pressure underbody spray. At the end of the wash, the rotors look brand spanking new again. If you want, you can go to those coin operated wash places that charge $1 or $2 for a wash, and apply the CLR stuff on the rotors and wait for 5 min and then fully remove all the stuff. I would suggest you also do this when the rotors are not too warm or else the change in temp by the water could accelerate rotor wear.

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