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I feel your pain!  I like to put a little anti-seize grease on the hub where it mates the rotor and wheel.  It keeps the rust away and makes it easy to separate components later.  Take your time getting the old ones off.  It's probably easy to damage a wheel bearing if you have to hit it too hard!  

I think due to junk metals so check those once.


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I see this is an older thread but I wonder has anybody had luck finding a good aftermarket pad and rotor for front and rear. I have a 2002 2500hd crew cab with 43000 miles I am the origianl owner this is the first time I am putting brakes on this truck. There is rust all over the rotors there was still plenty of pad in the front but I want to do all four any way. I do live in pennsylvania I also worked in gm. dealerships for twenty years and have been out of the business for about three. This for sure all the rusting of heat shields, brake and fuel lines, rotors and frames was noticed when pendot started spraying salt brine on our highways. Thanks in advance  

thats an interesting idea.....


i wonder how the sub zero rotors hold up to corrosion...   they are processed in liquid nitrogen to change the internal structure or the iron to prevent and reduce warping...   i wonder what it does for corrosion prevention..

there are several prebent brake line manufacturers who sell the brake and fuel lines in bent stainless....


there are also HIGH temp spray paints from several manufacturers that might extend life of the brake components..  when applied to new parts..

http://www.vhtpaint.com/flameproof.html

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Temperature: 1300°F-2000°F (704°C-1093°C)
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-1. Cool for 20 minutes
-1. Run at idle for 20 minutes
-1. Cool for 20 minutes
-1. Run under normal operating conditions for 30 minutes
Off the Vehicle
-1. Paint must be completely dry before curing
-1. Heat to 250°F (121°C) for 30 minutes
-1. Cool for 30 minutes
-1. Heat to 400°F (204°C) for 30 minutes
-1. Cool for 30 minutes
-1. Heat to 650°F (343°C ) for 30 minutes
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there are also places that do spray metals... think of the bronzed baby shoes...  having the rotors coated with a sprayed on thin metal.. might work the best..    might actually have better thermal conductivity... as the rotors need to transfer heat to the airflow through the rotor ... i don't need to explain this to you..  

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