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28-11-2004, 02:21 PM | #1 |
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Brake Machining
Anyone done this? My last service indicated that my front brakes needed machining, should I just go ahead and have them done or get new rotors (or am I missing the point entirely?)
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29-11-2004, 09:19 AM | #2 |
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29-11-2004, 10:06 AM | #3 |
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Machining the brake rotors are a good cheap way of making your brakes feel like new, I have had it done on the eunos and my honda civic, fixed both cars for any shudder and they brake a hell of lot better now.
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29-11-2004, 10:15 AM | #4 |
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Arguably you should do it everytime you change your pads to ensure maximum contact between the pad and rotor and a flat surface.
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only machine the rotors if total thickness variation exceeds the manufacturers recommendations, or if the rotor surfaces aren't normal to their axis of rotation. Personally I wouldn't be too worried about minor grooving and scoring as the pads will quickly bed into these surface variations.
I reckon getting your rotors machined each and every time you change pads is a quick(er) way to go through rotors. For sure measure up the rotors for thickness variation etc. But that is my $0.02 worth.
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29-11-2004, 01:16 PM | #7 |
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i saw a van go past last weeked which advertised mobile brake machining - they'll come to your workplace/home etc. I'd look to something like that because I hate losing the car for a day.
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29-11-2004, 02:37 PM | #8 |
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On Car machining is not as good as proper machining I had it done
once and ended up with heaps of squeal had to have them properly done afterwards so was a waste of money.
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Thanks for the replies guys, was expecting it to be a big expense. Might just get all 4 discs done and have the pads replaced then. Mal, roughly how much did you pay for off car machining?
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$30 plus 2 bottles of Gatorade for the pushbike trip down the road
and back.
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29-11-2004, 10:42 PM | #11 |
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Hehe, thanks Mal.
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30-11-2004, 11:28 AM | #12 |
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I was quoted $20 per disk at ABS last week. That was for grinding which apparently removes less material than a lathe (your disks last longer).
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30-11-2004, 11:47 AM | #13 |
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Thanks Rod, might take my car back over to Melbourne early next year and get them done at ABS then. I'll grab the pads before I go and get them to fit those aswell.
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30-11-2004, 05:52 PM | #14 |
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I think there's an ABS around here.. I could just tell you that if you were sitting in the next room, but you're at work.. so there. :P
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Thanks for the info gimp :twisted:
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