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Coupe Quattro rotor warpage



In message <v02120d06af4b2c592aba@[198.139.137.22]> petek@pharmacop.com (Pete Kieselbach) writes:

>         I disagree about the less mass bit.  Actually I believe that
> warping is caused by differential thermal expansion (or more likely,
> contraction - more on this later).

>         Any better theories out there?

Yes.  I think grease monkeys in tyre shops and careless mechanics with air 
wrenches warp more rotors than anything else.
 
The book is quite specific - cross-tightem wheel bolts to the specified torque.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club