Visual Inspection of Brake Rotors
Should Brake Rotors be replaced with the Brake Pads and how does one tell? Customers present this question daily. Many think that Metal-on-Metal scars require Brake Rotor Replacement. This semi-thorough blog posts will answer many questions.
Warped Rotors must be replaced. When the Brake Pads can’t hold the Brake Rotors the vehicle will shake, skip, and hesitate when braking. Sometimes the steering wheel will shake. Brake Rotors don’t wear evenly, just like any other material.
Warped rotors can be resurfaced to squareness. This requires machinery. Brake Rotors can be resurfaced until they are too thin. The specifications give this information.
How to determine a Warped Rotor. One. There’s a runout test, something people in the street won’t pay for. Two. There’s a visual inspection. A smudgy dull look means the Brake Rotors are warped. Three. Most Brake Rotors warp at 100k – 120k miles. (Please watch the YouTube video.)
Smooth to the Touch means nothing.
Scarred Rotors. Scarred Rotors don’t have to be replaced. The Brake Pads will mold to the grooves. Don’t stress what many mechanics call “Pad Slapping.” The “Pad Slapping” theory gets people killed. If a client can only afford Brake Pads, help the client be safe. In fact, Scarred Rotors don’t tear up Brake Pads, unless the entire front of the Brake Rotor is gone.
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Rotors can also be tested for “lateral runout.” In plain English: uneven wear. (Does your vehicle shake and hesitate when braking?)
Testing two rotors could cost more than replacing one rotor, depending on the vehicle. Also add in the cost of machining.
You can easily spend more money than necessary.
Not at Just Brakes.
The Cost Of Labor will Hurt
Labor for Brake Pad Replacement runs from $80 – 115. And that also means a mark-up for the parts.
Labor for Brake Rotor Replacement runs from $160-250. And don’t forget the parts markup.
Simply put, labor at $100.00 per hour ads up quickly along with the mark-up for parts.
Do you have money to throw away or donate to an unknown cause. Of course you don’t.
Welcome To Just Brakes, Inc.
We provide labor at a great price and quality work.
You bring it, we install it. No parts sold.
Brake Pads installed for 60.00; 50.00 with discounts.
Brake Rotors install for 75.00, 65.00 with discounts.
Make it simple. Find the best Brake Pads or Brake Rotors for your budget (buying online will save you money); and make an appointment for Installation. If you like, please call Darrell, that’s me.
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Brake Rotors should be measured with a digital caliper for thickness. A number is engraved in the rotor. Unless the thickness is under the number you can keep using those Rotors.
Rotors can also be tested for “lateral runout.” In plain English: uneven wear. (Does your vehicle shake and hesitate when braking?)
Testing two rotors could cost more than replacing one rotor, depending on the vehicle. Also add in the cost of machining.
You can easily spend more money than necessary.
Not at Just Brakes.
The Cost Of Labor will Hurt
Labor for Brake Pad Replacement runs from $80 – 115. And that also means a mark-up for the parts.
Labor for Brake Rotor Replacement runs from $160-250. And don’t forget the parts markup.
Simply put, labor at $100.00 per hour ads up quickly along with the mark-up for parts.
Do you have money to throw away or donate to an unknown cause. Of course you don’t.
Welcome To Just Brakes, Inc.
We provide labor at a great price and quality work.
You bring it, we install it. No parts sold.
Brake Pads installed for 60.00; 50.00 with discounts.
Brake Rotors install for 75.00, 65.00 with discounts.
Make it simple. Find the best Brake Pads or Brake Rotors for your budget (buying online will save you money); and make an appointment for Installation. If you like, please call Darrell, that’s me.
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Contact Just Brakes
You could end up paying for Brake Rotors and labor that was never needed.
Brake Rotors should be measured with a digital caliper for thickness. A number is engraved in the rotor. Unless the thickness is under the number you can keep using those Rotors.
Rotors can also be tested for “lateral runout.” In plain English: uneven wear. (Does your vehicle shake and hesitate when braking?)
Testing two rotors could cost more than replacing one rotor, depending on the vehicle. Also add in the cost of machining.
You can easily spend more money than necessary.
Not at Just Brakes.
The Cost Of Labor will Hurt
Labor for Brake Pad Replacement runs from $80 – 115. And that also means a mark-up for the parts.
Labor for Brake Rotor Replacement runs from $160-250. And don’t forget the parts markup.
Simply put, labor at $100.00 per hour ads up quickly along with the mark-up for parts.
Do you have money to throw away or donate to an unknown cause. Of course you don’t.
Welcome To Just Brakes, Inc.
We provide labor at a great price and quality work.
You bring it, we install it. No parts sold.
Brake Pads installed for 60.00; 50.00 with discounts.
Brake Rotors install for 75.00, 65.00 with discounts.
Make it simple. Find the best Brake Pads or Brake Rotors for your budget (buying online will save you money); and make an appointment for Installation. If you like, please call Darrell, that’s me.
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Brake Rotor Robbery
Auto Shops and many Mechanics notoriously tell customers they need Brake Rotors and give a $900 estimate. OEM standard Brake Rotors can be expensive and more expensive when marked up.
You could end up paying for Brake Rotors and labor that was never needed.
Brake Rotors should be measured with a digital caliper for thickness. A number is engraved in the rotor. Unless the thickness is under the number you can keep using those Rotors.
Rotors can also be tested for “lateral runout.” In plain English: uneven wear. (Does your vehicle shake and hesitate when braking?)
Testing two rotors could cost more than replacing one rotor, depending on the vehicle. Also add in the cost of machining.
You can easily spend more money than necessary.
Not at Just Brakes.
The Cost Of Labor will Hurt
Labor for Brake Pad Replacement runs from $80 – 115. And that also means a mark-up for the parts.
Labor for Brake Rotor Replacement runs from $160-250. And don’t forget the parts markup.
Simply put, labor at $100.00 per hour ads up quickly along with the mark-up for parts.
Do you have money to throw away or donate to an unknown cause. Of course you don’t.
Welcome To Just Brakes, Inc.
We provide labor at a great price and quality work.
You bring it, we install it. No parts sold.
Brake Pads installed for 60.00; 50.00 with discounts.
Brake Rotors install for 75.00, 65.00 with discounts.
Make it simple. Find the best Brake Pads or Brake Rotors for your budget (buying online will save you money); and make an appointment for Installation. If you like, please call Darrell, that’s me.
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Contact Just Brakes
Brake Pads, only, solve most situations, unless your Rotors are very worn and/or your vehicle rattles and shakes when you hit the Brakes.
Just Brakes will install Brake Pads for $60.00 and measure your Brake Rotors, just to be safe.
Installing a set of Brake Pads takes about 30 minutes, give or take. Just buy some high-quality pads—perhaps with a lifetime warranty—and have them installed. (We all know that buying online is much cheaper. One must save money.)
Brake Rotor Robbery
Auto Shops and many Mechanics notoriously tell customers they need Brake Rotors and give a $900 estimate. OEM standard Brake Rotors can be expensive and more expensive when marked up.
You could end up paying for Brake Rotors and labor that was never needed.
Brake Rotors should be measured with a digital caliper for thickness. A number is engraved in the rotor. Unless the thickness is under the number you can keep using those Rotors.
Rotors can also be tested for “lateral runout.” In plain English: uneven wear. (Does your vehicle shake and hesitate when braking?)
Testing two rotors could cost more than replacing one rotor, depending on the vehicle. Also add in the cost of machining.
You can easily spend more money than necessary.
Not at Just Brakes.
The Cost Of Labor will Hurt
Labor for Brake Pad Replacement runs from $80 – 115. And that also means a mark-up for the parts.
Labor for Brake Rotor Replacement runs from $160-250. And don’t forget the parts markup.
Simply put, labor at $100.00 per hour ads up quickly along with the mark-up for parts.
Do you have money to throw away or donate to an unknown cause. Of course you don’t.
Welcome To Just Brakes, Inc.
We provide labor at a great price and quality work.
You bring it, we install it. No parts sold.
Brake Pads installed for 60.00; 50.00 with discounts.
Brake Rotors install for 75.00, 65.00 with discounts.
Make it simple. Find the best Brake Pads or Brake Rotors for your budget (buying online will save you money); and make an appointment for Installation. If you like, please call Darrell, that’s me.
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