brent4

How do u tell when rotors need to be turned.

I had to replace my calipers and I noticed that my passenger side rear rotor has a scratch that isn't deep enough to cause problems but deep enough to cause my brake to squeel while driving and pressing the brake.

Thanks

mustangman02232

its usually cheaper to just buy new ones

brent4

I can get mine turned for $20 if I take the rotors or $50 if I let them take the rotors off and what not.

How much do new rotors cost?

mustangman02232

i paid $23ea for new rotors from carquest for my stang and did them myself (easy)

petrock

el-cheap-o mexican/chinese rotors like those, more often then not, don't last as long as good quality rotors and warp a lot easier. You get what you pay for. Good quality rotors are around $40-80 a piece. I recommend Centric or Raybestos rotors. Smooth or slotted is up to you, but i would avoid drilled rotors.

jthorn9

Turning isn't going to help any unless they are resurfacing the rotor. It would just be easier to buy new rotors and put them on. You don't really need any tools other than a wrench to change rotors.

brent4

I know there like one of the easiest things to change lol. I was wondering if there was anyway around it without buying new rotors.

Plus I'm in law enforcement training and have no time to work on my car.

mustangman02232

when the hell did you get that thing?

petrock

Turning rotors does resurface them. It removes about 1 or 2 mm of metal from both sides, smoothing out the rotor etc.


Its the same amount of effort to remove old rotors and install new ones as there is in removing old rotors, bring to shop to turn/resurface, and reinstall. The latter costs a lot less, and there is no waiting for parts in the mail etc. Takes about 20 minutes to turn a rotor and only costs about $15-20 compared to the cost of a new set of good quality rotors.

jthorn9

Very true, I had a brain fart at the moment about the term "turning". In any since, I'd rather brand new rotors cause you don't need a second car to run your old rotors to be resurfaced. You can always do that and keep them as a back up.