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Old 03-05-2006, 11:48 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: Can anyone tell the difference between rotors and pads (truthfully)?



"Stuart A. Bronstein" wrote:
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> I'm realizing neither machining the rotors nor simply replacing them will
> solve the problem, long term.[/color]

What do you mean by "long term". As far as I can tell you are resisting
the idea of fixing your brakes because eventually they will require
fixing again. If you are hard on the brakes you can expect to have to
repair them quite often. If you put your mind to it you can easily wear
your brakes out in days.
Nevertheless, if you develop a pulsation in the brakes and you replace
the pads and rotors you can reasonably expect that to fix the problem
and it should last as long as the originals did if you drive the same as
before. Anybody who knows what they are doing will also make sure the
calipers and pistons are clean, that they move freely and are generally
in good working order and if not they should be fixed also.
In most cases buying replacement rotors costs the same or very little
more than having the rotors turned so just buy the rotors and you won't
have to worry about the rotors not being turned properly. That should
address most of the worries from the article you are so fond of.

-jim

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