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Thread: EBR owners, way direction are your front rotor slots going?

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    Just put my slotted EBR rotor on and wasnt sure what direction the slots were supposed to go (does it even matter?) so on hopped on google images and half the EBRs had them in one direction and the other half had them going the opposite direction, so I am guessing it really doesnt matter-

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    There is a correct way. The mounting instructions and EBR factory pictures should help.

    Here's mine


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    And then there's...

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    Hmmm. That's weird. Maybe it doesn't matter. I figured the gas/heat dissipated a certain way, maybe not.

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    Any members with expertise in fluid dynamics that can give an answer? Going with the instructions as 303xb said should be a safe bet.

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    Ya, i looked at a bunch of different pictures and they were not all the same. At this time i have it installed as 303xb does, My rotor didnt come with directions. I just went back and looked at pictures of the SX that i test rode at demo day and that rotor is installed as 303xb's is as well.

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    They can be mounted either direction.

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    They can be mounted either direction
    this is true. The slot performs two (2) functions. First is an gas expansion slot to allow gas by products of the pad material to escape when the pad is gassing out as it heats up. The second is to allow the dust particulate to escape the contact area of the pads. In this function the slot is angled radially with the trailing edge in rotation towards the outer diameter of the rotor, as demonstrated in the photos posted by 303xb.



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