is it customary to have brake pads changed when you change rotors as well?

[Lifer]

 

[Eli]

I would assume so. There isn't much point in not, and they will wear in together.

 

[Vic]

Yes. Brake pads are cheap.

 

[McCarthy]

Absolutely, no question about it.

 

[Pepsi90919]

yers

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Yup. No need to screw up expensive rotors with worn pads.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Yup. No need to screw up expensive rotors with worn pads.

 

[JCobra14]

stop being such a cheap ass

 

[tcsenter]

If you have reasonably new pads, they need only be resurfaced when replacing your rotors. Otherwise, replace them.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
If you have reasonably new pads, they need only be resurfaced when replacing your rotors. Otherwise, replace them.

You got "rotor" and "pad" mixed up.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: tcsenter
If you have reasonably new pads, they need only be resurfaced when replacing your rotors. Otherwise, replace them.

you resurface your rotors, not your pads

 

[tcsenter]

you resurface your rotors, not your pads

lol! Time to learn something new.

In fact, you do resurface brake pads which are still reasonably new, its sometimes called deglazing or leveling, some people have other terms.

Its good to learn something new every day, but not by sticking your foot so far down your mouth it comes out your ass. Noobs.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

you resurface your rotors, not your pads

lol! Time to learn something new.

In fact, you do resurface brake pads which are still reasonably new, its sometimes called deglazing or leveling, some people have other terms.

Its good to learn something new every day, but not by sticking your foot so far down your mouth it comes out your ass. Noobs.

 

[CFster]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

you resurface your rotors, not your pads

lol! Time to learn something new.

In fact, you do resurface brake pads which are still reasonably new, its sometimes called deglazing or leveling, some people have other terms.

Its good to learn something new every day, but not by sticking your foot so far down your mouth it comes out your ass. Noobs.

This one will be good...

As an ASE tech of 16 years, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate, or tell me some of those "other terms" - maybe I'll recognize one of them.

If you're talking about the old practice of taking sandpaper to your brake pads -- well, we don't do that, we do brake jobs properly.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: CFster

Originally posted by: tcsenter

you resurface your rotors, not your pads

lol! Time to learn something new.

In fact, you do resurface brake pads which are still reasonably new, its sometimes called deglazing or leveling, some people have other terms.

Its good to learn something new every day, but not by sticking your foot so far down your mouth it comes out your ass. Noobs.

This one will be good...

As an ASE tech of 16 years, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate, or tell me some of those "other terms" - maybe I'll recognize one of them.

If you're talking about the old practice of taking sandpaper to your brake pads -- well, we don't do that, we do brake jobs properly.

LoL - and the Flame-War begins!

 

[tcsenter]

As an ASE tech of 16 years, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate, or tell me some of those "other terms" - maybe I'll recognize one of them.

If you're talking about the old practice of taking sandpaper to your brake pads -- well, we don't do that, we do brake jobs properly.

You're saying that if I put new brake pads on my car and one month later I'm still not happy with the vehicle's braking performance, so I take it in to you at your for-profit shop, and you determine the rotors need replacing, you're going to insist that I replace perfectly good brake pads - at a higher cost to me and more profit for you - instead of resurfacing the pads and putting them back on at maybe an extra charge of $5 per set?

Yeah, I wouldn't expect anything less from an auto shop...would you?

"Properly". Good one! lol!

I bet my blinker fluid needs changing, too, and you're having a special on blinker fluid service - only $59.95. But since I'm a fellow ATOT member, you'll give me a special "friend" rate - only $39.95.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

As an ASE tech of 16 years, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate, or tell me some of those "other terms" - maybe I'll recognize one of them.

If you're talking about the old practice of taking sandpaper to your brake pads -- well, we don't do that, we do brake jobs properly.

You're saying that if I put new brake pads on my car and one month later I'm still not happy with the vehicle's braking performance, so I take it in to you at your for-profit shop, and you determine the rotors need replacing, you're going to insist that I replace perfectly good brake pads - at a higher cost to me and more profit for you - instead of resurfacing the pads and putting them back on at maybe an extra charge of $5 per set?

Yeah, I wouldn't expect anything less from an auto shop...would you?

"Properly". Good one! lol!

I bet my blinker fluid needs changing, too, and you're having a special on blinker fluid service - only $59.95.

 

[jinduy]

my civic has 20K miles on it and all ive done was pump the tires and change the oil every 3500 miles... do i need to check on anything or replace anything?

 

[Siddhartha]

Yes

 

[tcsenter]

I shouldn't imply all auto repair shops will try to shake-down their customers. It was from an auto shop that I learned this.

I had a bad or failing caliper on my Taurus SHO and didn't know it when I replaced the pads. When the caliper finally failed, I took it in to a shop to have the caliper rebuilt or replaced. The brake pads wore unevenly (you could actually see the pads wore at an angle), so the mechanic just resurfaced the pads when he replaced the caliper and charged nothing more to do it. I still had better than 80% pad life left, saved me from having to spend $50 on another set of high performance brake pads.

"Properly". Oh that's rich!

 

[CFster]

Originally posted by: tcsenter

As an ASE tech of 16 years, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate, or tell me some of those "other terms" - maybe I'll recognize one of them.

If you're talking about the old practice of taking sandpaper to your brake pads -- well, we don't do that, we do brake jobs properly.

You're saying that if I put new brake pads on my car and one month later I'm still not happy with the vehicle's braking performance, so I take it in to you at your for-profit shop, and you determine the rotors need replacing, you're going to insist that I replace perfectly good brake pads - at a higher cost to me and more profit for you - instead of resurfacing the pads and putting them back on at maybe an extra charge of $5 per set?

Yeah, I wouldn't expect anything less from an auto shop...would you?

"Properly". Good one! lol!

I bet my blinker fluid needs changing, too, and you're having a special on blinker fluid service - only $59.95. But since I'm a fellow ATOT member, you'll give me a special "friend" rate - only $39.95.

Who said I work for a retail shop? I work for a wholesale auto auction and do certifications for fleet/lease accounts. Our objective is to save our customers money. Where we make our money is at the auction block.

That said, I stand by what I said before - I do the job properly and always put new pads on when I resurface or replace rotors.

Whoever did the brake job originally and failed to diagnose a caliper or rotor problem is at fault in your case.

And please don't lump all us mechanics into one category.

 

[Kindjal]

I do, but I would say it depends. With my car, a VW, the manufacturer does not recommend resurfacing, so replacing is the best way to go.

Also, if you supply your own parts to a reputable mechanic you probably can save some $$$.

 

[jurzdevil]

if you put pads that are resurfaced with 80% left then you will have 20% less time on the rotors before you may have to resurface them.

it most cost 50 more but its best to put new pads on with new rotors. probably safest too.

 

[mastertech01]

Some technicians will try to save you money if you recently replaced the pads, but it is entirely up to him to make that decision. A technician is responsible for your safety if those brakes should fail because of his neglect and could have his arse sued off if you get into an accident. So if you value your liscense and career, and want to stay out of a legal tangle, its best to properly evaluate the condition of the entire brake system and repair it completely to specs. Fewer chances for a comeback due to noisy operation and other problems that may come up later. If you know you did the complete job 100 percent by the book you dont have to worry about the consequences later.

 

[Calin]

Just a little thought - my brake pads were just as expensive as a work mate's rotors (but we are talking about different cars)
But the braje pads and rotors will worn to the best fit - it will take just more miles to adjust

Calin