Good question. Here's my experience: Brake shops say
yes, then need a 'light' turning'.. and charge you
another $15 per disc labor. Whereas if you buy from
NAPA (which sells the same discs, probably to the same
brake shop) say no, you don't need to scrub them, turn
them, etc.
I recently helped do the brakes on my old '95 SLT
(brother's truck now), and we didn't turn them. They
worked fine from the start, and about 2500 miles later
the haven't warped, or anything. We also replaced the
calipers too, so he got a complete brake replacement
really.
Sam '00 RT
--- Kyle Kozubal <grndak4x4@home.com> wrote:
> About 2 months ago, I did a brake 'overhaul' on my
> Dak, almost. In the rear
> I replaced my factory drums(couldn't be turned
> anymore at 117,000 miles),
> new shoes, and new wheel cylinders on each side. In
> the front I put on new
> pads and 2 new calipers. However, at the time, I
> felt that my factory rotors
> were still in good condition and didn't need to be
> turned or even replaced.
> Most of the above was covered under lifetime
> warranties from various local
> parts stores where I bought the parts at originally,
> so it wasn't really
> expensive at all. Well, I now think my front stock
> rotors are in need of
> replacement, something I should have done
> originally. I have put about 1,000
> miles on my Dak since then, so here are my
> questions:
> *When new rotors are bought, other than cleaning off
> the oily residue, do
> they have to be 'scuffed' at all with sandpaper
> before putting them on? Or
> can I just clean them up and put them on?
> *Will it be ok that I have put 1,000 miles on the
> pads to swap in some brand
> new rotors?
> Thanks,
> Kyle
> 93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
>
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