Horrible Break Squeal

BeaverYota · Feb 1, 2015

Clearwater Bill said: ↑

Miles are somewhat irrelevant. Braking use is what matters. If you drove cross country on the interstate, your brakes get little use. Drive the same miles in downtown metro areas and you'll have a lot more wear (on everything!)

Not saying it doesn't need new rotors. Just saying that 'because miles' is not a real reason. Prime reasons include being deeply grooved or worn beyond the spec that is cast in the edge of the rotor.

Many (not all) modern rotors are no longer worth turning, because you can buy a new one for a few $ more than the turning costs, even if you R&R the rotor yourself and take it to a machine shop.

Whatever you do, be sure you follow a proper break in / bedding process on your new hardware. You can read about it on sites like Stoptech.
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I totally understand what you're saying and I agree completely. Mostly I was saying it to summarize what he'd told me. He also said pretty much the same thing that because of the cost of turning the old rotor and buying a new one that I might as well buy a new one.

maineah · Feb 1, 2015

ruggedT said: ↑

Sorry... saw this and had to post it here
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Many years ago I worked in a automotive machine shop disk brakes were just starting to become common place. We had a shop yep a real repair shop bring me a rotor to turn it had no face on one side cut right down to the vent fins.

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