Cracked rotors?

[MME1122]

Question, is this what rotors look like when they crack? I've never had one crack on me before. Both rears are like this.

[Sgibb16]

Certainly looks like a crack to me. Can you catch a fingernail on it?

[wkhanna]

do you use your parking brake often?

[MME1122]

No it's pretty smooth. I thought it was just dirt or pad material but I couldn't scrape it off. I didn't try any sandpaper though.
I have a set of adams rotors on order that should arrive this week, so this was going to be this weekends project anyway. Good timing I guess

[MME1122]

do you use your parking brake often?

Every time I park the car since I have the manual. It sets itself automatically anyway doesn't it?

[Skyler@Achtuning]

To me it looks more like an imprint of a rust ring around the outside perimeter of the pad as the vehicle was parked. Some hard braking like a bed-in process would likely make this go away. A cracked rotor looks more like a lightning bolt and not a straight line.

[MME1122]

To me it looks more like an imprint of a rust ring around the outside perimeter of the pad as the vehicle was parked. Some hard braking like a bed-in process would likely make this go away. A cracked rotor looks more like a lightning bolt and not a straight line.

That makes sense too. I did a short drive around town but no hard braking and it was still there. I'll do some heavier braking just out of curiosity. New rotors are going on anyway lol.

[wkhanna]

To me it looks more like an imprint of a rust ring around the outside perimeter of the pad as the vehicle was parked. ........

i was thinking the same thing.......

[JamesRS5]

Thats not a crack!

Its a mark left by your rear pads. Give your brake rotor surface a clean up by doing a few heavy braking sets (do not lock up, do not allow the ABS to cut in) and it will clean off.