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Re: Disk Brake Dust Shields, do I really need them?
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03/15/09 08:54 PM
03/15/09 08:54 PM
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Why would you even post that?
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Why would you even post that?
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They have a purpose, but you can do without them.
Allen
Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first.
Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.
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Re: Disk Brake Dust Shields, do I really need them?
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03/15/09 09:16 PM
03/15/09 09:16 PM
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I believe they shielded the rotors from sloppy lube jobs. I don't see what else they could prevent that couldn't get to the rotors from the wheel side. If you're suspension is clean then you could get away with not using them. 
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Re: Disk Brake Dust Shields, do I really need them?
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03/15/09 09:29 PM
03/15/09 09:29 PM
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Milwaukee, WI
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I don't see what else they could prevent that couldn't get to the rotors from the wheel side.
Road debris is probably the main thing. A spinning wheel acts like a shield on the outside, but on the inside, that's what the shield is for. I'd keep them in place.
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Re: Disk Brake Dust Shields, do I really need them?
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03/15/09 09:59 PM
03/15/09 09:59 PM
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Carstairs, Alberta, Canada
dave571
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Lots of newer applications don't have shields. I've done many, many, many, swaps without them, and never an issue. On cars of my own, and for other people.
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