Brakes :-P

[DarkKnight]

Ok got the new pads Umm. But! My Rotary On the pass. side has big groves in it. So its still sqeaky. Ill have pics soon to come.


Umm is that a Major thing? About the rotary? Or Can i still go around for a decent bit? And Umm my shop people Scot Pete Turbo :-D Umm he;l any one how much does it usualy cost to get a new rotary put on?


Thanks in advance. And yes pics soon to come.

[mrltd]

It's called a Rotor. Yes, that is a big deal. You need t o get it machined or replace it. Without it being flat and smooth, the brakepads do not make full contact, so the brakes dont work at 100%.

[85crownHPP]

dont pay somebody! I just did this last week. YOU CAAANN DOO IIEETTTTT!!!

you will be ok driving on what you got as long as the rotors aren't too bad. the pads might wear/act funny depending how bad.
** but yes they wont be 100% though. more like 60%. so be carefull!!!

http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthread.php?t=12441

[Nathan in MI]

If the rotor has some grooves in it, it really isn't the end of the world. As long as the pads are in good shape, it'll still stop just fine. Keep in mind, though, that the pads will wear down faster with grooved rotors.

[Nathan in MI]

It's called a Rotor. Yes, that is a big deal. You need t o get it machined or replace it. Without it being flat and smooth, the brakepads do not make full contact, so the brakes dont work at 100%.

Within a day or two worth of driving, or maybe less, the brakepads will conform to the shape of the grooves and they will make full contact. I've done it before and it works out just fine.

[DarkKnight]

Sweet. I had a mecanic umm a local one tell me earler.. ( I dont trust the locals btw ) That she could easley get another 10.000 milles the way she is. But i should save up and look for another rotor. She stops great btw... Ima have to take more pics how ever somone deleted mine Grrr. ::::: Skaes fist :::

Lol, Thanks for all the quick responces mang's :-D

O and pete mang, that same mecanic told me what Nathan said but also told me that. It's a bit to deep to re tread.

So ima look for a new one :-P


Any how imm all siked. :-D

eh, enuff rambling :-P


Dark


O sorry for spelling rotor wrong btw :-/

[mrltd]

Within a day or two worth of driving, or maybe less, the brakepads will conform to the shape of the grooves and they will make full contact. I've done it before and it works out just fine.

Yeah, great way to do it too. Yes, it'll work but the braking will not be up to 100%. The rotor needs to be a certain surface for the pad to seat and get broken in properly. And it's only like 20 bucks each to get them machined up here, where everything costs about double.



Darknight, no problem with the spelling, one of the ways you can catch misspelled words is to check out the posts after yours and see if there is a difference on the spelling...

[DarkKnight]

Thats it 20$ is that with them taking it off or you Lol

[Nathan in MI]

Yeah, great way to do it too. Yes, it'll work but the braking will not be up to 100%. The rotor needs to be a certain surface for the pad to seat and get broken in properly. And it's only like 20 bucks each to get them machined up here, where everything costs about double.

I'll agree that it's nice having perfectly smooth rotors, but if you think about it, having some grooves in the rotors increases the braking surface...

And so often if the rotors are grooved very much, if you take them to be turned, they'll tell you that they can't turn them thin enough to get the grooves all the way out anyway.

So basically, I'm not saying you're wrong, but in my experience, you can put new pads on grooved rotors and still get excellent braking out of them. Just my very humble opinion.

[LtMercDaddy]

if the rotor has deep grooves in them, chances are the rotor cannot be machined to spec above discard, if the rotor is machined (turned) below the discard spec. there remains the possibiity that the caliper pistion can come out of its bore with pad wear. granted i havent seen this happen YET! i have seen wheel cylinder pistions come out of thier bores tho.... also if the rotor is machined below discard spec, the rotor will heat up more rapidly as there isnt as much mass. this can create what is known as brake fade.... not good if ur using ur brakes alot... heat is also not good for bearings, brake rubber (hoses,seals) and brake fluid.... most junkyards have rotors for 5-10 bucks, if they are slightly covered with surface rust, take a steel wool pad and some cleaner to it, should clean it right up, u will need a brake micrometer or digital caliper, to get a rotor thickness reading, .030 above discard u should be able to machine any runout out of the rotor, rotor runout, causes pulstation...

[gadget73]

You can get brand new rotors for less than $35 a pop usually at Advance.

[DarkKnight]

Sweeet., for the most part though you fellers have mixed fillings on this subject dont yea?

[gadget73]

I dont have rotors turned, they become scrap metal and I install new ones.

[Lincolnmania]

rotors can be turned down, but the tolerances are so tight that they can normally only be cut once or twice........thinner the rotor, the easier it's gonna warp.........just bought a rotor at advance saturday for 85mercpark.........was around 30 bucks........dont forget to get new seals and repack the wheel bearings with new grease

[LtMercDaddy]

I just dont take stopping a 4,000lb hunk of steel lightly thats all, brakes are nice to have. I drove around with a busted front caliper hose, and not knowing if ur gonna be able to stop in time is not something I wanna experience AGAIN....