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Brake dust shields
Padstar - 11/8/12 at 08:34 AM

Do you reuse the brake dust shields on the Haynes roadster? I can't see mention of them in the book but wanted to double check before I bin them.

Also I plan to get my hubs, uprights and callipers powdercoated. Strange question but gunmetal/grey or Matt black. I realise it's personal preference but wondered if any of you have done similar and have pictures.

deezee - 11/8/12 at 09:46 AM

Mine are in the bin. The wheel is open, so its gets a bloody strong breeze across is braking from 70. More than enough to shift dust.

MikeRJ - 11/8/12 at 10:39 AM

They are nothing to do with brake dust, they are to prevent stones getting wedged into the caliper.

Padstar - 11/8/12 at 11:02 AM

Are they required for the test and mot?

Davg - 11/8/12 at 11:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Padstar
Are they required for the test and mot?




Nope

britishtrident - 12/8/12 at 03:00 PM

The actual is to keep water off the disc and yes bin them.

Slimy38 - 12/8/12 at 03:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
They are nothing to do with brake dust, they are to prevent stones getting wedged into the caliper.


The only stone that I've had wedged in a caliper turned into dust a moment later!

I've removed them from every car I've owned, 50% of them were so corroded they were touching the disc, and 50% of them were just in the way of whatever job I was doing at the time.