>
>It still seems like Chrysler isnt the culprit here for producing low
quality
>rotors. The ONLY reason you need to turn rotors is if they are groved from
the
>owner not checking them too often and the metal from the pads, once the
pads
>are worn down, are digging into the rotors. It's all about preventative
>maintenance. Like I said before, I still have the factory rotors on my 93
>Dakota 4x4 with over 97,000 miles on it. I ahve gotten them turned I
believe 3
>times.....the next time I do a brake job on my 93 I am going to go ahead
and
>replace them anyways, just due to the fact that if they were to be turned
>again, they wouldnt not be within acceptable specs. Just my OPINION!
>
>Remember, dont punish the trigger, punish the finger. This statement also
>applies to drivers and brake rotors! :)
>Kyle
>
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I must strongly disagree with almost everything you say. Rotors can be
*warped*. Not *grooved*, or *scored*, but **WARPED**! This causes a
pulsating pedal, and they do not work well. The rotors that came off my '97
Dakota with only 15K miles on them looked just fine. But they were not flat
and parallel as they need to be. So they got turned, to remove the warpage,
and the brakes are fine now. I can't think of a single thing I, the driver,
could have done to prevent warpage. The pads looked like new, and I properly
torqued the lug nuts to 90 ft/lbs every 3K miles, when I rotated the tires.
Every 3K the brakes were checked as well. They always looked fine. What
*should* I have been *checking for*, and how *often* would you suggest this
*check* be made? What is the *preventive maintenance*! I do not need to
have this problem again, as the next time it happens, the truck will
probably be out of warranty. So let us all know how to stop it from
happening. I think it is caused by the use of shit material in the cast
iron. Chrysler gives the contract to make the rotors (and everything else)
to the "low bidder". They should spend a few cents more and put a decent
alloy of cast iron in the rotors, instead of the junk they are using. -Bill
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