Bad Rotors

[tim]

Originally Posted by iceminion

rotors do not go bad on their own, usually a siezed caliper is to blame, your car is geting old, and your calipers may be in need of replacement.

Rotors do go bad on their own. It is called wear.

On a DD you are "almost" always able to turn them, as long as they are in spec. If they are even near spec you are better off going to the parts house and buying some new blanks as well as some new pads if you dont want to sand them.

On a brake job rotors either need to be turned or replaced, end of question. If it sees light duty braking (ie. DD) just turn them. If it is your beloved DSM, replace them unless you just recently did and they just got rusty from the jackstands.

[iceminion]

my apologies, as far as I know, there are 3 kinds of bad:

1. Rotors are warped. - Caused from overheating and/or exposure to H20 while hot. This is fixable unless:

2. Rotors are worn - Worn rotors work great, until they reach the air vents (which does happen!!!!) At this point they are in dire need of replacement! - Being too thin(warn) is dangerous too, so we read from a book the minimal safety thickness before we turn anything.

3. Rotors are F%ckewd - Usually to a siezed rotor, one side is rusty, spotted and or carved beyond understanding.

Advice: put your car on blocks, take the rotors off (you are gonna have to do this anyways) and bring em in, let me take a look at em, I am not an expert, but I can probably figure out whats going on/what can be done.

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