Miata Mailing List: July 1993, Message #32
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   From: Andy Poling 
Subject: Re: My new Miata
   Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1993 17:40:15 -0400


On Fri, 2 Jul 1993, Ronnie B. Kon wrote:
> Actually, I am a little concerned about corrosion at both ends of the
> rear axle (I found when putting on the locking nuts).  The repair guy
> at the dealership said it was normal, and comes from shipping it
> overseas.  He even pointed out some slight rust around the outside of
> the brakes.  Is this for real, or should I insist that the corrosion
> be removed and the metal treated?

This reminds me.  All four of my brake disks are rusting - primarily
because my garage roof leaks and it is often damp in there (and the poor
car just sits there most of the time).  I'm 28 months and 15K miles into
my warrantee.  Should I be able to get this fixed under warrantee?  Opinions?

-Andy

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