Originally Posted By: jacky
i also cant play the videos, yes i have adobe flash
Try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIJySdkCZk
i also cant play the videos, yes i have adobe flash
Try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIJySdkCZk
DIY..Brake Rotor Resurfacing
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I love how he has his caliper just hanging there by it brake hose(no wire or hanger!).
I guess you just gotta have a knack for doing this type of rotor turning!
I hope he wore a dust mask!
I have one BIL that does this on Diesel Rigs and heavy equipment(not on the vehicle/equipment). And he's good at it. And I have another BIL that owns his own small machine shop and will often cut my rotors for me as long as they're worth it!
I guess you just gotta have a knack for doing this type of rotor turning!
I hope he wore a dust mask!
I have one BIL that does this on Diesel Rigs and heavy equipment(not on the vehicle/equipment). And he's good at it. And I have another BIL that owns his own small machine shop and will often cut my rotors for me as long as they're worth it!
I've used the Brake Tru kit three times in the past. I even spoke on the phone with the automotive engineer in Detroit who "invented" it - around 2004. If you can find one it's worth the $20. That's all I'm going to say about it.
BTW, it will only work for the rotors on driven wheels.
BTW, it will only work for the rotors on driven wheels.
Originally Posted By: HangFire
Originally Posted By: jacky
i also cant play the videos, yes i have adobe flash
Try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIJySdkCZk
aaaah, no thanks
Originally Posted By: jacky
i also cant play the videos, yes i have adobe flash
Try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUIJySdkCZk
aaaah, no thanks
I also find it annoying that they took over 9 minutes to show something that could have been done in a 2-3 minute video.
I'm telling you, the Brake Tru kit works. It eliminated the pulsation on my 89 Accord's front brakes. Then, after 300,000 miles I replaced the rotors. They started pulsating in short order. I had NTB resurface them because I was having trouble finding the Brake Tru kit online. After a few thousand miles the pulsation came back. I finally managed to find a kit online and the problem was again resolved and there was still no pulsation at 353,000 miles when I sold the car.
The problem is finding the kit. They didn't sell very well so about all that's out there are the remnants of the original production runs.
The problem is finding the kit. They didn't sell very well so about all that's out there are the remnants of the original production runs.
Their web site is no more, but I found a good description here:
http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20030303/ISSUE/303039962&template=printart
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Rotor resurfacers
A single-use tool designed by Brake Tru Inc. can resurface a car's rotors in less than a half hour, the company claimed.
The company's On-The-Car RotorResurfacers are designed to eliminate the time and cost of removing rotors from the vehicle as well as cutting out the use of brake lathes. The single-use pad has rugged tool-grade ceramic abrasives bonded to a fiberboard backing that machines 360-degree grooves into the brake rotor, Brake Tru said. One size fits all brake pads.
The RotorResurfacer pads are placed on the face of each old brake pad after removal of the peel-off backing. The pad can be trimmed with scissors. With one wheel raised and removed, the worn brake pads and the RotorResurfacers are inserted into the calipers while the vehicle is accelerated to about 3,000 rpm or 30 mph. The resurfacing occurs when the brake pedal is applied in two cycles of two seconds each, the company said.
Brake Tru said the resurfacer creates tiny V- and U-shaped grooves instead of the mirror finish of a brake lathe.
The company claims those grooves increase the pad-to-rotor working surface area by up to 29 percent for an increase in stopping power. The company said studies show the process can reduce stopping distance by 27.9 feet at 60 mph.
Contact: Brake Tru. Phone: (651) 484-4555. Internet: www.braketru.com
http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20030303/ISSUE/303039962&template=printart
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Rotor resurfacers
A single-use tool designed by Brake Tru Inc. can resurface a car's rotors in less than a half hour, the company claimed.
The company's On-The-Car RotorResurfacers are designed to eliminate the time and cost of removing rotors from the vehicle as well as cutting out the use of brake lathes. The single-use pad has rugged tool-grade ceramic abrasives bonded to a fiberboard backing that machines 360-degree grooves into the brake rotor, Brake Tru said. One size fits all brake pads.
The RotorResurfacer pads are placed on the face of each old brake pad after removal of the peel-off backing. The pad can be trimmed with scissors. With one wheel raised and removed, the worn brake pads and the RotorResurfacers are inserted into the calipers while the vehicle is accelerated to about 3,000 rpm or 30 mph. The resurfacing occurs when the brake pedal is applied in two cycles of two seconds each, the company said.
Brake Tru said the resurfacer creates tiny V- and U-shaped grooves instead of the mirror finish of a brake lathe.
The company claims those grooves increase the pad-to-rotor working surface area by up to 29 percent for an increase in stopping power. The company said studies show the process can reduce stopping distance by 27.9 feet at 60 mph.
Contact: Brake Tru. Phone: (651) 484-4555. Internet: www.braketru.com
There you go! The first time I used it I wasn't replacing the brake pads so I just pulled off the abrasive stuff after I was done and put the pads back on. It is weird to see those grooves if your paradigm is a smooth rotor. But, it WORKS. I spoke on the phone at length with the automotive engineer who came up with the kit. I remember a tire guy at Discount pulling me out into the shop once to show me, "Your rotors are messed up, man." Though, "messed" wasn't the exact word he used. I told him no worries, they are supposed to look like that.
Originally Posted By: splinter
"This one is more rougher."
Makes me wince to think that the motorist directly behind might be too cheap to invest in brake proper hardware.
Doesn't matter, he's texting
I just change pads. When I do, I knock down the glaze with a wire wheel.
"This one is more rougher."
Makes me wince to think that the motorist directly behind might be too cheap to invest in brake proper hardware.
Doesn't matter, he's texting
I just change pads. When I do, I knock down the glaze with a wire wheel.
Originally Posted By: 4wheeldog
How do you say "Redneck motors" in German?
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How do you say "Redneck motors" in German?
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Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Originally Posted By: bvance554
I just knock the glaze off with some sand paper by hand. Works fine.
I didn't do anything to the rotors the last time I replace rear pad for Honda S2000, front pads for MB E430 and Volvo V70, just removed old pads and installed new pads.
I just did the wife's Lexus yesterday....getting 70,000-80,000 miles out of factory pads without doing anything. The last ES350 got traded in at 200,000 with the factory rotors still going fine.
Originally Posted By: bvance554
I just knock the glaze off with some sand paper by hand. Works fine.
I didn't do anything to the rotors the last time I replace rear pad for Honda S2000, front pads for MB E430 and Volvo V70, just removed old pads and installed new pads.
I just did the wife's Lexus yesterday....getting 70,000-80,000 miles out of factory pads without doing anything. The last ES350 got traded in at 200,000 with the factory rotors still going fine.
No need to do anything to the rotors unless you have a problem, like runout (pulsation). I had a 93 Escort that used to go through pads every 20,000 miles (probably could have benefited from more expensive pads). Once, the outer right pad wore down quicker than the others and one of the rivets grooved the rotor. It was a clean groove and nearly in the middle of the rotor. I just slapped in new pads and kept going - no problem. All that grinding on the rotors, if not needed, accomplishes is shortening their lifespans.
Originally Posted By: Donald
There is really not much between new and no longer usable. If the rotor really needs to be resurfaced, by the time you are done with resurfacing, it may not be usable.
Since a decent rotor at NAPA is $35 for many cars, I cannot see resurfacing.
Ditto...
There is really not much between new and no longer usable. If the rotor really needs to be resurfaced, by the time you are done with resurfacing, it may not be usable.
Since a decent rotor at NAPA is $35 for many cars, I cannot see resurfacing.
Ditto...
Originally Posted By: DBMaster
No need to do anything to the rotors unless you have a problem, like runout (pulsation). I had a 93 Escort that used to go through pads every 20,000 miles (probably could have benefited from more expensive pads). Once, the outer right pad wore down quicker than the others and one of the rivets grooved the rotor. It was a clean groove and nearly in the middle of the rotor. I just slapped in new pads and kept going - no problem. All that grinding on the rotors, if not needed, accomplishes is shortening their lifespans.
I agree, and do the same thing on my 1995 Escort. I get way more miles on my front pads than you do. At 228 K miles, I think I have changed them, twice.
No need to do anything to the rotors unless you have a problem, like runout (pulsation). I had a 93 Escort that used to go through pads every 20,000 miles (probably could have benefited from more expensive pads). Once, the outer right pad wore down quicker than the others and one of the rivets grooved the rotor. It was a clean groove and nearly in the middle of the rotor. I just slapped in new pads and kept going - no problem. All that grinding on the rotors, if not needed, accomplishes is shortening their lifespans.
I agree, and do the same thing on my 1995 Escort. I get way more miles on my front pads than you do. At 228 K miles, I think I have changed them, twice.
It was my ex-wife's car and she was kinda hard on brakes, but I do think that the 91-93 models, at least, had undersized front brakes. I have learned since then, also, not to buy the cheapest pads. By contrast, I was getting 100K+ miles out of the pads on my 89 Accord.
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