Fatbloke

Usual disclaimer; apologies in advance if this is a daft question, but...

Can S2000 rear discs be skimmed still on the car?

I wondered if the same principle applies as when the car is towed, i.e. the wheel turning the diff, rather than the diff turning the wheels, can damage the diff.

All advice gratefully received.
Cheers,
FB

Nottm_S2

Why bother? New discs are cheap

Probably not much load

senninha1994

AFAIK you cannot tow an s2000, prolonged towing will do damage to the diff.

richmc

I had some brake work done a few years back, the garage ordered in the wrong rear disks, so they had the originals skimmed (off the car) to save time, they actually tried to charge me more for having them skimmed that replace them and of course skimming means they are closer to the service limit. I ended up not being charged for them being skimmed.
So don't bother.

Fatbloke

I've got a BBK on the front and Stoptech on the rear, both in very good condition (no lip/ridges) so it's better economy to get them skimmed.

So the question still remains - will on car skimming hurt the diff?

Anyone?...

richmc

I'm not getting this, if they are in good condition, why do they need skimming? Are they warped?
As for on car skimming, that's new to me.

BenRNBP

I had the same diff concerns about the forced rotation of one wheel at a time on the rear - When I looked I couldn't actually find anywhere that would skim them on the car so turned out to be a moot point!

Fatbloke

Not excessively worn, no lip etc. but I've got a 'warp' judder.

Given that most warping is just a build up of brake pad material, a light skim seems to be the obvious choice.

Google threw up a few hits with people suggesting that a going over with a scotchbrite pad can cure it; anyone ever heard of this? Sounds a bit far fetched to me but for the sake of an hour of my time I'm happy enough to whip the discs off and give it a go...

Nottm_S2

I can't see it knacking your diff

Seen Ed do it...

https://youtu.be/ULZcxE-R0VI

But equally I would take em off and get it done cheaperer and betterer if I was you..

Fatbloke

Cheers Snotts. Bizarrely, I cant find anyone local who does off the car skimming.

Damned 21st century