Wagner rotors and severe duty pads?
Just got my truck inspected. The front brakes are nearly shot. The rear pads have over 50% of their life left. I had already planned to put new pads at least on the truck before heading out to th...
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Grit dog wrote:Most emory cloth uses an aluminum oxide abrasive. That's the last material you want to use as the abrasive gets embedded in the cast iron of the rotor.
You can scuff up a set of rotors with a piece of Emory cloth in like 2 minutes and less than $1.
My machine shop charges a whole $10 to turn a rotor. A good machine shop takes very little material off. I have a car that I have turned the rotors 3 times. I finally replaced the rotors at 200K.
My brother is an auto dealer and runs auto auctions. He subscribes to a professional trade magazine. Every article about brakes says to either turn or replace rotors to prevent come backs. Dealers don't do "pad slaps", why should you? AND it's not just about making more money..I can already hear people saying this.
I also buy a new hardware kit whenever I replace pads.
