{"id":6720,"date":"2022-02-14T22:38:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T06:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchell11.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/shopconnection\/rotor-specifications\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T12:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T20:36:08","slug":"rotor-specifications","status":"publish","type":"shopconnection","link":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/rotor-specifications\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotor Specifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We get a lot of calls requesting assistance in finding the minimum\/maximum specifications for rotors and with <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/truckseries\/\">Truck Series truck repair software<\/a> makes it easy. Let\u2019s try to break it down a bit. Most specifications for rotor thickness are found in the \u201cBase Brake\u201d articles.<\/p>\n<p>As shown here in figure 1 the Base Brake article contains a section titled Technical Specifications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59099\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bruce-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Figure 1.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>This section usually contains a chart indicating all specifications for the complete brake system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59102\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bruce-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another way to locate the specifications is in the \u201cRotor\u201d section. This will also indicate Diagnosis and Testing procedures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59105\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bruce-3-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"175\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Located in the Rotor section are helpful graphics and procedures such as \u201cMeasuring Rotor Thickness\u201d (Figure 2) and \u201cChecking Rotor Runout\u201d (Figure 3).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59087 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bruce-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Figure 2<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-59090 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bruce-5-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"234\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Figure 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>A statement indicating Rotor Minimum Thickness (Figure 4) is also included in this article.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59093\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bruce-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1334\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Figure 4<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>As indicated in our Rotor Minimum Thickness statement the specifications are usually stamped into the rotor hub while some OEM\u2019s stamp it on the outside edge of the rotor (Figure 5). Sometimes due to road conditions (water, salt, sand, mud, etc.) these markings may become unreadable.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59096\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Bruce-7-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"356\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\">Figure 5<\/h5>\n<p>Luckily Mitchell1 <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/truckseries\/\">TruckSeries truck repair software<\/a> is able to assist you to find the specifications and make a determination if a rotor can be machined or requires replacement. As always if you run into trouble please call out Content Support folks for assistance as required. The included information was taken from <a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/truckseries\/\">TruckSeries truck shop software<\/a> for a 2019 Ram 4500\/5500. Your particular truck may be slightly different than included information however can be found in a similar format.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Want to learn about TruckSeries?<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/support\/trial-request\/\"><strong>Request a FREE DEMO today!<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>You may also like to read:<\/p>\n<h4><a title=\"Take the Charge out of Static Electricity\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/take-the-charge-out-of-static-electricity\/\">Take the Charge out of Static Electricity<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a title=\"Do You Hear What I Hear?\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/do-you-hear-what-i-hear\/\">Do You Hear What I Hear?<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a title=\"When Wind and Road Noise is More Than Just a Distraction\" href=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/shopconnection\/when-wind-and-road-noise-is-more-than-just-a-distraction\/\">When Wind and Road Noise is More Than Just a Distraction<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-59096 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Bruce-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"99\" \/>Sometimes determining whether a rotor needs replacing can be quite a tricky issue. Luckily Mitchell 1\u2019s TruckSeries is here to assist and help\u00a0 you determine if a rotor requires machining or replacement. Read more about it here in this blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9570,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"shopconnection-category":[1626],"shopconnection-tag":[1416],"class_list":{"0":"post-6720","1":"shopconnection","2":"type-shopconnection","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"shopconnection-category-truck-repair","7":"shopconnection-tag-2019-ram45005500base-brakebrakesdodgerotorrotorstechnical-specificationstruck-repair","8":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection\/6720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/shopconnection"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-category?post=6720"},{"taxonomy":"shopconnection-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchell1.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/shopconnection-tag?post=6720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}