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Old 05-04-2011, 06:37 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by RETed View Post
That's typical.
It's actually aluminum oxide.
It's galvanic corrosion due to having two dissimilar metals (steel side irons + aluminum rotor housings) and an electrolyte (coolant) - that's basically a battery.


-Ted
Gah, of course! In my search to find something I've managed to forget even the most basic material science. So what exactly should I be looking for given the circumstances? I have a couple other pictures of the rear iron and rotor housing but nothing looks out of the ordinary (to me).
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